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More violence

Posted by silverngold @ 19:29 on February 7, 2015  

5 killed, including children, in Georgia shooting

Published time: February 07, 2015 23:33

Reuters/Adrees Latif

Reuters/Adrees Latif

Seven people were shot, five of them fatally after a gunman opened fire in the street in Douglas County, west of Atlanta. Local police said the victims included children, and that the gunman apparently shot himself and was taken to hospital.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Lt. Glenn Daniel told AP that the shooting took place in Douglasville at around 3pm Saturday. Alarmed residents made a 911 call reporting a gunman shooting people in the street.

“We had multiple victims shot in the street,” Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Stan Copeland told local ABC affiliate WSB-TV 2.

Police said the victims’ ages ranged from toddlers to adults and some of them were related. The gunman also fired shots in one of the houses.

“Some of [the victims] are siblings, so some [people] are related. We just don’t know who is who right now,” Copeland added.

The gunman was injured and has been taken to a local hospital. Media reports suggested he shot himself, but police would not initially report on his condition.

The names of the victims will be released only after police notify the family members.

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