>Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were among the dead, identified the shooter as 44-year-old Alan Smith. Smith's parents, who were also killed, had asked him to move out, but he returned on Sunday and opened fire, Ireland said.
>Alan Smith moved in with his parents in Montana and stayed with them for years before being asked to move out a couple weeks ago, Ireland said. He unexpectedly returned to the home on Sunday evening, when the Smiths had gathered for a weekly family dinner.
>Ireland said Alan Smith killed his grandmother, his parents, his younger sister and the four children before setting the house on fire. He tried to flee before being confronted by law enforcement, he said.
>"There were many red flags and many people spoke out," said Ireland, who lives in Arizona. "No one listened."
>Alan Smith was a "hermit" who spent most of his days in his room on his computer, Ireland said.
>"No one knew what he did in there 24/7," he said.
>Alan Smith had attended Eastern Washington University but had been unable to find or hold a job.` A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, just weeks after his parents forced him to move out, a family member told The Associated Press.