Five people shot and killed in apparent murder-suicide, Georgia police say
Deceased were all members of the same family, officials say, and one of victims placed the initial emergency call
TL;DR
- Five family members were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Douglas, Georgia.
- Police responded to an active shooter report and found four deceased adults inside the residence.
- A fifth individual was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
- Hours before the incident, one of the female victims had called police to report her husband was harming her with his smoking.
- The Douglas police chief confirmed the victims were family members living at the home.
- This is the second murder-suicide incident in the area in three months.