A gunman murdered at least eight members of a Montana family over the weekend. Credit: GoFundMe

The evil man who gunned down eight members of a wonderful Montana family, including two children, has been revealed as someone not only close to home but also someone with a vendetta.

As The Gateway Pundit reported on Tuesday, police were called to a house in Billings just after 6 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports of a shooting along with a family disturbance.

When authorities arrived at the scene roughly ten minutes later, they heard gunfire from the back of the house, which was already on fire.

They then saw a male in the backyard and heard even more gunfire. Three minutes later, the home was engulfed in flames.

Police later discovered that the unknown gunman had slaughtered eight members of the family, including multiple children. These family members were trapped inside as the house burned to the ground.

Now, The New York Post reports that the mass shooter was identified as 44-year-old Alan Smith, the adult son of the homeowners.

According to Brad Ireland, whose ex-wife and two children were among those murdered in the incident, Smith previously lived in the home with his parents and spent most of his days glued to a computer.

But Smith’s parents apparently grew tired of this and ordered him to leave their home. This suggests that the hermit may have decided to kill because he knew his free-riding days were over.

Ireland, who lives in Arizona, noted that there were many “red flags” surrounding Smith, but no one spoke up.

For example, Smith attended Eastern Washington University but could not hold down a job. He then followed his parents from Seattle to Montana after his sister was the first to relocate there.

Ireland said that while Smith was not known for committing violence, he was often verbally abusive toward those around him.

The New York Post notes that Smith lived with his parents at their Billings, Montana, home for several years before they finally asked him to leave two weeks ago.

He then, surprisingly, returned to the home on Sunday evening, where the Smiths had gathered for a weekly family dinner.

That would be the last meal the family would enjoy together.

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