Peshawar man kills five family members before committing suicide

PESHAWAR – In another case of homicide, a man shot dead five of his family members over a domestic dispute before committing suicide in Peshawar’s Tehkal area on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old man first fatally shot his father after a verbal dispute between the two.

Afterwards, when three of his brothers and an uncle reached the site of the incident, he opened fire at them, killing them on spot.

The suspect finally killed himself; police said he reportedly had mental health issues.

A police team arrived at the crime scene after the killings and shifted the bodies to Khyber Teaching Hospital for an autopsy.

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