(Updates below)
Six people were killed in at least three separate locations early Monday morning, the first — a woman — being reported at 3:55 AM in Lower Salfrod Township. A Montgomery County forensics team was seen investigating and two bullet holes were visible.
Police were called to a second shooting at about 4:25 AM in Lansdale where two more people were found dead on arrival, apparently by gunshots. Police later discovered two more people shot to death in Souderton where the gunman has been barricaded inside since around 9:45.
A fourth scene in Pennsburg was also found.
Police determined the murderer to be Bradley Stone, an Iraq veteran with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder. Stone was found dead more than 36 hours after the first murder was reported, apparently from self-inflicted wounds.
TUESDAY
16:48 ET: Stone's body was found mere yards away from his house in Pennsburg ending a two-day search for the serial killer.
12:08 ET: Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman told reporters the search for Stone continues in the northwest areas of the county.
Local news reports that sources revealed law enforcement believe Stone may have killed himself, and the hunt may be for a body rather than a live suspect.
Hospitals are on high alert and area schools have been closed or on "moderate lock-down."
MONDAY
21:33 ET: Residents in Doylestown, PA are reporting police have asked them to shelter in place as they respond to reports that Stone has been sighted in the area.
20:54 ET: Sources tell local media a man in camouflage armed with a knife attempted a carjacking in Doylestown. The alleged victim fired shots, and the suspect fled into the woods. Police are now searching for the suspect, who matched Stone's description, in those woods.
20:14 ET: Local news is reporting police are responding to a possible sighting of Stone in nearby Doylestown.
18:55 ET: Some of Stone's neighbors are telling local media that he is a troubled vet who never got the help he needed.
18:51 ET: Montgomery County DA's office has released a new photos of a clean shaven Brad Stone.
— Montgomery County DA (@MontcopaDA) December 15, 2014
18:13 ET: Teen who was injured is a nephew to Stone's ex-wife and brother to his 14-year-old nice who was killed.
18:06 ET: DA: Victims included Stone's ex-wife and her mother, grandmother, sister and her sister's husband and 14-year-old daughter.
18:01 ET: District Attorney tells reporters they do not know where Brad Stone is.
17:35 ET: Video: Police in riot gear patrol a small Pennsylvania town on lockdown.
17:30 ET: Some parents are starting to panic waiting for children to return from schools.
— Bucks Co News Feed (@bucksconews) December 15, 2014
17:20 ET: There were 365 shootings in 2013 in which multiple people were killed or wounded, according to the Shooting Tracker website.
17:20 ET: The Montgomery County shooting today is only one of more than 275 mass shootings in the United States this year alone.
17:15 ET: Local police are calling in help from police departments in the region to help look for Brad Stone.
17:09 ET: Many businesses in Pennsburg are closed but some are staying open while taking precautions.
— MichaelAlanGoldberg (@mg_thereporter) December 15, 2014
17:06 ET: Neighbors are telling reporters that Brad Stone's wife, Nicole, was afraid for her life.
16:51 ET: The streets are quiet as police are checking various hiding spots around Pennsburg.
— MichaelAlanGoldberg (@mg_thereporter) December 15, 2014
— Eric Devlin (@Eric_Devlin) December 15, 2014
16:32 ET: SWAT teams, outfitted with night vision goggles, are now patrolling increasingly dark streets.
16:07 ET: Police are bringing in flood lights as residents as the sun sets and an apparently long night looms.
— Eric Lewis (@SubEWL) December 15, 2014
16:04 ET: Sources: Stone, a Marine, has been treated for post-traumatic stress disorder since serving in Iraq.
15:58 ET: Photo: Downtown Pennsburg looks like a ghost town with streets cordoned off and residents remaining indoors.
— dan sokil (@dansokil) December 15, 2014
15:53 ET: Residents in Pennsburg and region have been advised to stay indoors with doors locked as killer is armed and still at large.
— Kenzie (@kenzie_m_o) December 15, 2014
15:44 ET: Schools are now releasing children to parents after a long fearful day.
— Justin Harlan (@thepaintedman) December 15, 2014
15:25 ET: Residents are on edge as police have failed to catch the serial killer for 12 hours.
— Kate Margulies (@stay_dediKATEd) December 15, 2014
— Kenzie (@kenzie_m_o) December 15, 2014
— Eric Lewis (@SubEWL) December 15, 2014
15:22 ET: Sources have confirmed that Stone kidnapped two children who were later found unhurt.
14:52 ET: The Time Herald has created a mapped timeline of the events in Montgomery County.
— The Times Herald (@TimesHeraldPA) December 15, 2014
14:36 ET: DA at press conference: "Stone is known to use a cane or walker to assist him. Stone may be wearing military fatigues."
14:36 ET: The Montgomery County DA's office has released a photo of the suspect, Bradley Stone.
— Steve Patterson (@PattersonCBS3) December 15, 2014
14:24 ET: The Montgomery County DA's office has identified the shooting suspect as 35-year-old Bradley Stone of Pennsburg.
14:22 ET: SWAT members have entered the Pennsburg home where the shooter may be holed up. Police may be using a robot.
— Mari Schaefer (@MariSchaefer) December 15, 2014
14:19 ET: The Montgomery County District Attorney is reporting there are six people dead in the shooting spree.
— Joseph Gambardello (@jgambardello) December 15, 2014
14:16 ET: SWAT teams with riot gear preparing to enter the house where the suspected gunman may be.
— Eyes On Now (@eyesonnow) December 15, 2014
13:59 ET: Gas has been fired into the building where the gunman is suspected to be holed up.
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) December 15, 2014
13:50 ET: Police just pushed in front door of house where they suspect gunman is holed up using armored vehicle.
— Eric Lewis (@SubEWL) December 15, 2014
13:44 ET: A Bearcat armored personnel carrier is positioning itself by target house.
— Justine McDaniel (@McDanielJustine) December 15, 2014
— Bucks Co News Feed (@bucksconews) December 15, 2014
13:36 ET: Police are "banging" on a door, possibly at the home of the suspected gunman.
— Bucks Courier Times (@CourierTimes) December 15, 2014
13:31 ET: Sources: Ex-wife and other family members among those slain in "domestic-related" serial killings.
13:20 ET: Sources: Search for gunman is being expanded into wooded area near the Pennsburg house where police have been focusing.
13:20 ET: Sources: Person medevaced was a teen who was injured. No confirmation as to how he or she was hurt.
13:18 ET: Video of police telling gunman by megaphone to "come to the front door with your hands up" provided by local news media.
13:15 ET: Video: Heavily armored SWAT personnel carrier on the streets of Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.
13:12 ET: Police are searching for gunman in a row of Pennsburg houses.
— Eric Devlin (@Eric_Devlin) December 15, 2014
13:02 ET: Schools are back on lockdown.
— Tim Jimenez (@TimJimenezKYW) December 15, 2014
12:57 ET: Police and SWAT teams have converged on a house in Pennsburg where they believe the gunman to now be.
— Eric Devlin (@Eric_Devlin) December 15, 2014
— Eric Devlin (@Eric_Devlin) December 15, 2014
12:53 ET: Local news reports victims may have been killed in a "domestic related shooting."
— Mike Neilon6ABC (@MikeNeilon) December 15, 2014
12:45 ET: Police are overheard talking to "Bradley," the suspected gunman by megaphone.
— Eric Devlin (@Eric_Devlin) December 15, 2014
12:45 ET: SWAT still watching a Pennsburg home where shooter may still be located. Area is blocked.
12:39 ET: SWAT police overheard ordering occupants of a house to come out with their hands up suggesting siege is not over, after all.
12:09 ET: Medevac helicopter has taken off possible with gunman injured by police. Press conference expected soon.
— Eyes On Now (@eyesonnow) December 15, 2014
12:06 ET: Medics are working on an injured individual suspected to be the gunman.
12:04 ET: Lower Salford neighbor says shooter smashed a glass door before killing the mother of two children.
— Terry Casey (@terry_casey) December 15, 2014
11:55 ET: Concussion grenade is heard going off in Souderton.
11:32 ET: Medical helicopter arrives on scene in Souderton.
— Bucks Co News Feed (@bucksconews) December 15, 2014
— Mike Stanziano (@nomad00) December 15, 2014
11:20 ET: Some schools are in "modified lockdown."
11:09 ET: The "shelter in place" order appears to have been lifted and schools are now in "standby mode."
10:05 ET: A “shelter in place" order had been put over Souderton School District meaning classes must stay in place and visitors to schools are limited.
— Jamie Rae (@jayray701) December 15, 2014
Scene in Salford where an apartment complex is "dotted with bullets."
— Steve Patterson (@PattersonCBS3) December 15, 2014
Scene in Lansdale.
— Oscar Gamble (@OGamble_TH) December 15, 2014
SWAT vans on the streets in Souderton.
— The Reporter (@LansReporter) December 15, 2014
SWAT teams near the scene of the standoff in Souderton.
— The Reporter (@LansReporter) December 15, 2014
