Police reported that a man shot and killed three individuals in Georgia before taking his own life during the early hours of Saturday morning.
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies discovered two bodies in the driveway of a residence in Sharpsburg, a town approximately 40 miles from Atlanta, following several 911 calls shortly after 1 am on Saturday. As per a social media post by the Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred as per the reports.
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The doorway of the home revealed another body. Deputies arrived and heard a gunshot as a man fled into the house. Officials also stated that a SWAT team arrived and secured the property before locating the man’s body.
Sheriff’s officers described the case as a “murder-suicide.” Officials have yet to announce the names of the victims or the accused shooter, pending notification of family members. Additional information was not immediately available.
Most of the neighbors Atlanta News First spoke with said the neighborhood is usually peaceful. It shocked many that this happened in their backyards.
Audrey Jackson, a local resident, stated, “It’s extremely close to home, you know. It’s insane to believe that something like that could happen so close and go unnoticed. Imagine that four people are positioned side by side near your residence.
Brandi Wright, who lives extremely close to the residence where the deaths occurred, reported hearing something peculiar around 12:30 a.m. She explained: “It had just started pouring, and my mother had exclaimed, ‘Did you hear that? It sounds like thunder. I told her, ‘I don’t think that was thunder.’ It sounded just like a gunshot, because it was much louder than thunder.”
Wright appeared visibly distressed as she spoke about the deaths. She stated that when she awoke in the morning, a neighbor called to tell her what had happened. She went on to say, “This has never happened in this area before.
“I live right around the block, and it’s unbelievable how near it is. You can’t even be safe in your own home anymore. This is ridiculous. I’m very nervous about it… I’ve lived here my entire life, and finding out about this is insane.”
Authorities have arrested a teen suspect following the fatal shooting of young basketball star Carl Hens Beliard while he was driving. In Salem, Massachusetts, authorities discovered Beliard, 18, with gunshot wounds in a car that had climbed the curb. Glass revealed a bullet hole. They transported him to Salem Hospital, where sadly, he passed away. On Wednesday evening, police arrested Missael Pena Canela, 18, of Salem, and charged him with murder.
