Spotlight Gunman kills 3, then self in rural Georgia town By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 Updated Apr 24, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Georgia man shot two of his relatives and a fast food worker dead before killing himself on Thursday in rural south Georgia, the local coroner said.kAm%96 D9@@E6C <:==65 9:D >@E96C 2?5 8C2?5>@E96C 2E EH@ ?6:893@C:?8 9@>6D 2?5 <:==65 2 H@>2? 2E 2 |4s@?2=5VD C6DE2FC2?E :? 5@H?E@H? |@F=EC:6[ r@=BF:EE r@F?EJ r@C@?6C r] '6C=J? qC@4< E@=5 %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD] w6 D2:5 E96 8F?>2? E96? D9@E 9:>D6=7]k^AmkAmqC@4< 5:5 ?@E AC@G:56 E96 :56?E:E:6D @7 E96 D9@@E6C @C E96 G:4E:>D] w6 D2:5 96 5:5 ?@E <?@H H96E96C E96 8F?>2? 2?5 E96 |4s@?2=5VD H@C<6C <?6H 6249 @E96C]k^Am kAm%96 v6@C8:2 qFC62F @7 x?G6DE:82E:@? D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E @?=J E92E E96C6 925 366? Q>F=E:A=6 72E2=:E:6DQ 2E 5:776C6?E 4C:>6 D46?6D :? E96 2C62] pD E96 DE2E6VD =625:?8 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 286?4J[ E96 vqx D2:5 E96 |@F=EC:6 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E C6BF6DE65 :ED 2DD:DE2?46[ 2D :D EJA:42= :? >2;@C 4C:>6D :? v6@C8:2]k^Am People are also reading… Vandals target 19th-century Smyth County cemetery Celebrating Warriors: Project Graduation, Chilhowie partner for new endeavor Smyth County School Board honors Marion Senior High FFA advisers, others Smyth supervisors honor Hollyfield for 25 years of cleaning road Vayda is ready to find her forever home Richmond judge dismisses Republican bid to block new maps Sugar Grove Elementary students experience the power of kindness Longtime produce growers to continue Walker's Market 3 juveniles face charges following Smyth, Wythe pursuit on I-81 Smyth commissioner's office expands its community outreach Mount Rogers NRA updates Smyth County on Grindstone, overlook, ponies and more Redistricting before Va. Supreme Court: Sides disagree over definition of an election Virginia basketball's Ugonna Onyenso invited to NBA Draft Combine Virginia K-12 schools don’t have mental health curriculum 2 years after bill passed Goal No. 1 for Renegade: Overcome fabled Kentucky Derby jinx kAmQ(6 2C6 H@C<:?8 E@ =62C? >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? 2?5 EC24< 5@H? D@>6 255:E:@?2= H:E?6DD6D[Q vqx $A64:2= p86?E :? r92C86 y2>J $E6:?36C8 HC@E6 :? 2? 6>2:=]k^AmkAm$23C:?2 w@=H686C[ H9@ H@C<D 2E 2? 25;@:?:?8 @AE@>6EC:DEVD @77:46[ D2:5 D96 2?5 2 4@H@C<6C 2CC:G65 2E H@C< 367@C6 g 2]>] E@ 7:?5 A@=:46 DH2C>:?8 E96 |4s@?2=5VD 2?5 2 H@>2?VD 3@5J 8F??65 5@H? 2?5 =J:?8 :? 2 5@@CH2J @7 E96 C6DE2FC2?E]k^Am kAmQxE H2D C62==J ;FDE D42CJ ?@E <?@H:?8 :7 E96J 925 D9@E E96>D6=G6D[Q w@=H686C D2:5]k^Am kAm$96 D2:5 A@=:46 3=@4<65 @77 2 >2:? DEC66E E92E CF?D :? 7C@?E @7 E96 |4s@?2=5VD :? E96 4:EJ @7 `d[___ 2?5 E@=5 6>A=@J66D :? 96C @77:46 E92E E96J H@F=5 36 BF6DE:@?65 :7 E96J 4C@DD65 E96 AC@A6CEJ =:?6 :?E@ E96 |4s@?2=5VD A2C<:?8 =@E]k^Am kAmw@=H686C D2:5 E96 H@>2? H9@ 5:65 2E E96 C6DE2FC2?E H2D E96 62C=J >@C?:?8 >2?286C[ 2?5 E92E E96 D9@@E6C 925 366? 2? 6>A=@J66 E96C6] w@=H686C D2:5 :E 2AA62C65 E92E E96 >2? <:==65 E96 H@>2? H96? D96 F?=@4<65 E96 5@@C E@ =6E 9:> :? 7@C 2? 62C=J\>@C?:?8 D9:7E]k^Am kAm|@F=EC:6 :D 23@FE e_ >:=6D Whd <:=@>6E6CDX ?@CE962DE @7 %2==292DD66[ u=@C:52]k^AmkAm%96 r9:428@\32D65 |4s@?2=5VD r@CA] 5:5 ?@E :>>65:2E6=J C6DA@?5 E@ 2? 6>2:= D66<:?8 4@>>6?E %9FCD52J]k^Am Government-politics Interactive: Find out more about mass killings in the U.S. Associated Press/USA Today/Northeastern University 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Watch Now: Related Video Video released of armed man storming White House correspondents’ dinner Trump Lashes Out At Merz, Says US Considering Troop Cuts In Germany Trump Lashes Out At Merz, Says US Considering Troop Cuts In Germany The 10 safest cities in the United States The 10 safest cities in the United States Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling & What It Could Mean For Midterms Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling & What It Could Mean For Midterms
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