<sod >BANGKOK - Police in Thailand say a group of gunmen barged into the home of a local official and killed eight members of the family, including three children, by shooting them in the head.< eod>< sod > BANGKOK - A group of gunmen barged into the home of a local official in southern Thailand and killed eight members of his family, including three children, by shooting them in the head, police said Tuesday.< eod>