Multiple-death shooting reported in US state of Ohio

A shooting at a home in the midwestern US state of Ohio has left several fatalities, news reports said today.

It happened near Peebles, which is 75 miles (120 km) east of Cincinnati, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation said, according to local media.

Investigators were rushing to the scene. The local Fox news affiliate, quoting other media, said at least seven members of a family were killed in the shooting.

Peebles High School has been put on lockdown as a safety measure, local TV station WCPO reported.