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The Latest: Autopsies: 7 of 8 In Ohio Family Shot Repeatedly

Sam Hendren, WOSU News
An autopsy report says all but one of the Rhoden family victims was shot several times.

A coroner says seven of the eight victims in killings targeting a southern Ohio family were shot multiple times, and one had nine gunshot wounds.

The Hamilton County coroner said Tuesday that autopsies showed some victims also had bruising. One victim was shot only once, but it's not clear who that was.

The bodies of seven adults and 16-year-old boy were found Friday at four properties near Piketon, about 60 miles south of Columbus.

Investigators have questioned more than 30 people in the case but have made no arrests.

The victims were part of the Rhoden family. Investigators say some apparently were killed as they slept, including a young mother in bed with her days-old newborn nearby. The infant and two other small children weren't harmed.

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