Six people have been shot and killed in various locations in Tate county in Mississippi, local media have reported.
The shootings all happened within the community of Arkabutla, local television station NBC5 reported, citing the Tate county sheriff, Brad Lance.
The news organization said that one incident happened inside a store where man was shot and killed. A woman was also killed inside a nearby home.
Local police then later found four more people dead; two inside a home and two outside.
A suspect has been taken into custody without incident after being spotted inside a vehicle.