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Pregnant woman among 5 killed in Alabama, police say

<p>A man in Alabama will reportedly be charged with six counts of capital murder for an attack in the southern part of the state.</p><p>Five people, including one pregnant woman, were <a href="http://www.fox10tv.com/story/32804918/multiple-deaths-in-citronelle-homicide-under-investigation-mcso-says" target="_blank">reportedly killed</a> in a home in Citronelle, Alabama, on Saturday. A 4-month-old was found alive in the home.</p><p>Police received a call <a href="http://wkrg.com/2016/08/20/5-people-killed-in-gruesome-homicide-including-pregnant-woman/" target="_blank">early Saturday morning</a> about a person walking around the home, but authorities arrived at the scene and found nothing out of the ordinary.</p><p>Authorities say that person was 27-year-old Derrick Dearman. They believe Dearman returned to the property later that day and attacked the people inside the home.</p><p>On Sunday, officials identified the victims as Robert Lee Brown, Justin Kaleb Reed, Joseph Adam Turner, Shannon Melissa Randall and Chelsea Marie Reed, who was five months pregnant.</p><p><a href="http://www.fox10tv.com/story/32804918/multiple-deaths-in-citronelle-homicide-under-investigation-mcso-says" target="_blank">WALA reports</a> one other witness has spoken to police. The woman said she was kidnapped by Dearman and later released.</p><p>Dearman turned himself into police in Mississippi, which is where he reportedly lives. </p><p>Several weapons were used in the attack, including at least one firearm. Police told <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/five-dead-including-pregnant-woman-alabama-mass-killing-n635376" target="_blank">NBC </a>an ax was possibly used.</p><p>Authorities described the scene as "gruesome." Mobile County District Attorney Ashley Rich <a href="http://wkrg.com/2016/08/20/5-people-killed-in-gruesome-homicide-including-pregnant-woman/" target="_blank">told WKRG</a> that in her years as a prosecutor she had "never seen a scene where there were five people that were brutally and viciously murdered."</p><p>As of Saturday night, detectives were <a href="https://twitter.com/team_sheriff/status/767223906839072768" target="_blank">still trying</a> to determine the relationship between Dearman and the victims.</p><p><a href="http://wkrg.com/2016/08/20/5-people-killed-in-gruesome-homicide-including-pregnant-woman/" target="_blank">WKRG reports</a> Dearman will be extradited from Mississippi to Alabama. </p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/ex-seal-team-6-member-forfeits-royalties-from-bin-laden-book/">Ex-SEAL Team 6 Member To Forfeit All Royalties From Bin Laden Book</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/elizabeth-smart-speaks-out-against-pornography-in-new-video/">Elizabeth Smart Speaks Out Against Pornography In A New Video</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/suspected-drug-dealer-captured-wearing-old-man-disguise/">A Suspected Drug Dealer Was Captured Looking 40 Years Older</a></li></ul>
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CITRONELLE, Ala. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff says the man accused of slaughtering two women and three men at a home in south Alabama walked into his agency's office and said he had killed at least one person.

Greene County Sheriff Stanley McLeod released a statement Monday that noted that Derrick Dearman said while surrendering that he "had killed someone or more than one person" in Citronelle, Alabama.

Alabama authorities say the slain included a 22-year-old woman who was five months pregnant and four adults ranging in age from 23 to 35. Their bodies were found Saturday at the home in Citronelle.

Mobile County sheriff's Capt. Paul Burch said Dearman attacked the victims as they slept and abducted his estranged girlfriend and an infant from the home. They were found alive.