Miami Man Kills 4 in Murder-Suicide

Suspect set own house and truck ablaze

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 15, 2009 5:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – A furious Miami man gunned down four people at a birthday party today, including his estranged wife and daughter, before setting his house and truck ablaze and killing himself, the Miami Herald reports. He also killed his mother-in-law and his daughter’s boyfriend at the party, where he showed up and blamed people for his broken marriage.

The unidentified shooter rushed home after the attack and set off a blaze with propane tanks. ''The fire was intentionally set,'' said a Miami fire spokesman. The building's landlord said the assailant was a friendly Cuban who had worked as a cook before becoming an electrician. His wife and son once lived with him, the landlord said.

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Eyewitness Juan Sosa speaks to media near the house where police say a man shot and killed four people before going home and killing himself, Sunday, March 15, 2009, in Miami. (AP Photo/David Adame)

A Miami police crime scene investigator photographs the house where a man shot himself and set the house on fire. (AP Photo/David Adame)

A Miami police crime scene investigator photographs the house where police say a man shot and killed four people. (AP Photo/David Adame)

A Miami police crime scene investigator photographs the house where a man shot himself and set the house on fire. (AP Photo/David Adame)

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Miami Man Kills 4 in Murder-Suicide