Shooting in Georgia Leaves Five Dead, Two Wounded
According to WXIA-TV, a gunman shot seven people in a subdivision outside of Atlanta on Saturday, killing five of them. The gunman and at least one child are reportedly among those killed.
7 gunshot victims inc. Five fatalities at Douglasville home. @FOX5Atlanta we are told children are among the victims. pic.twitter.com/zlYDOnU3fA
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Police say a 911 call reporting the shooting in Douglasville, Georgia came in around 3 p.m. local time. The Associated Press reports the motive for the crime was not immediately apparent.
According to WSB-TV, witnesses heard the gunman's sister repeatedly shouting "My brother should have never had a gun" before she was escorted from the scene by police.