A 12-year-old girl has been hailed as a hero after she tried desperately to save her family during a Montana mass shooting that left 8 dead.
The attack occurred outside Billings at a home owned by victims Dana Smith, 73, and Barbara Smith, 72, police said. They were killed, as were Megan Ireland-Ghekiere, 39, and children, Owen Ireland, 13; Chloe Ireland, 7; Landon Ghekiere, 15; and Charlotte Ghekiere, 12. Ninety-two-year-old Evelyn Smith also died, authorities said.