Multiple adults and children reported killed in Ohio shooting

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - Authorities are investigating “multiple fatalities” in Pike County, Ohio, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office said Friday morning.

A local pastor told WCPO that two adults and five children were shot to death.

The attorney general's office says a dozen Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents have been called to Pike County.

The Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) tells FOX 8 News that there are bodies at multiple locations on Union Hill Road in Peebles, Ohio.

Spokesman Dan Tierney says the Pike County Sheriff’s Office requested state help at 8:20 a.m. Friday. Tierney had no information on whether a suspect was in custody, and BCI says they are not aware of an active shooter situation. Tierney had no confirmation on the number of fatalities.

Multiple news outlets are reporting there is more than one crime scene. TV reports from the scene say a staging area has been set up with ambulances and fire personnel.

Pike County is in a predominantly rural Appalachian Mountain region some 80 miles east of Cincinnati.

Several news outlets reported that the shooting was in or near a residence.