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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Owen Scott

12-year-old girl hailed as a hero after she tried to save her family in Montana mass shooting that left 8 dead

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.

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