Crete shooting: Two dead and six injured after 'family feud' erupts in Vorizia

At least six others were injured on Saturday in a shooting reportedly sparked by a long-standing family feud on the Greek island of Crete, authorities said.

The incident began shortly after 11am in the village of Vorizia, located 32 miles south of Heraklion, the island’s largest city.

The two victims, a 39-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman, died as a result of the shootout, police said in a statement. Six other people were taken to local hospitals with injuries of varying severity, local emergency services EKAB said in a statement.

Two injured men are in hospital and “under guard, and their participation in the armed incident is under investigation,” police said.