horrific murder spree ," said Johnson County Sheriff Dwayne Price.

Five people, including a suspect, are dead after a string of killings Saturday in northeast Kentucky, authorities said.

Deputies in Johnson County, Ky., found two bodies in a home, then in the search for the suspect, Joseph Nickell, two additional people were found dead. Deputies say Nickell committed suicide.

"This has been a horrific murder spree," said Johnson County Sheriff Dwayne Price. "There are no words to describe the heartbreak in seeing four lives taken due to the actions of one man. I have worked in law enforcement for 34 years. This is one of the most disturbing acts of violence I have ever seen."

A Kentucky gunman killed his parents, his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s mother at two locations Saturday afternoonin Johnson County, before ending his own life, State Police said Sunday.Cops released the victims’ names and their relationships with the shooter, Joseph Nickell.

Five people, including a suspect, are dead after a string of killings Saturday in northeast Kentucky , authorities said. "This has been a horrific murder spree ," said Johnson County Sheriff Dwayne Price.

Five people, including a suspect, are dead after a string of killings Saturday in northeast Kentucky , authorities said. "This has been a horrific murder spree ," said Johnson County Sheriff Dwayne Price.

Deputies got a call about 3:30 p.m. about a shooting in a rural home near the city of Paintsville, Ky. After responding, they found two people who had been shot and killed in the kitchen, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's