A military veteran fatally shot six people at three houses in the US city of Philadelphia, including his recently engaged ex-wife, who'd told neighbours she feared he would kill her.
Authorities say Bradley William Stone, who started his deadly rampage at the apartment of his ex-wife Nicole Stone, had been seeking custody of the former couple's two children.
Stone remains at large. Authorities say he is likely wearing military fatigues and has been known to use a cane or walker.
Nicole Stone's neighbours said Stone broke in through a glass door around 4am on Monday, firing multiple rounds and fleeing with their two children.
"She would tell anybody who would listen that he was going to kill her and that she was really afraid for her life," neighbour Evan Weron said.
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Stone then went to two nearby communities, where her relatives lived, killed five other people and severely wounded another person, authorities said.
The shootings occurred at homes within a few kilometres of each other.
Brad and Nicole Stone married in 2004 and filed for divorce in March 2009, according to court records.
Brad Stone remarried last year, according to records. Nicole Stone had recently become engaged, neighbours said.
The former couple recently sparred over custody of their two children.
