Five people have been killed in two related shootings in Georgia, reports the New York Times.
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This undated photo provided by courtesy of WRDW/WAGT Augusta and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office shows Wayne Anthony Hawes.
Police say Wayne Anthony Hawes shot five people, including his mother-in-law, in two related incidents Friday night in northeast Georgia.
The shootings in Appling were roughly 40 minutes apart. Officials say multiple people have been killed in two shootings in northeastern Georgia. “He’s been kind of a ticking time bomb if you want to put in a few words”.
Lauren Hawes confirms the bloodshed was connected to a domestic dispute between her parents. That’s when they found Hawes’ body.
After Ms Dent’s departure, Wayne Hawes bottomed out emotionally. This is very surprising.
Police first responded to reports of a shooting at 7:54 p.m. Friday at a Johnson Drive house in Appling, Shedd said.
Investigators say Hawes later killed himself at his home on Rosemont Road in Appling.
He also tried unsuccessfully to set his home on fire, the statement said.
The victims include 75-year-old Roosevelt Burns, 85-year-old Rheba Mae Dent, 31-year-old Kelia Clark, 59-year-old Lizzy Williams and 62-year-old Shelly Williams. One of the women died on the way to hospital and the others were dead at the scene. The others were dead at the scene.
Authorities told The Augusta Chronicle Hawes’ wife was not among those shot, although some of the victims were her family members. Lauren Hawes did not say which of the victims was her grandmother or her cousin.
“Then, she said, another resident – a relative of the victims – who had gone to the house to investigate started screaming, ‘Call 911!”
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They added that on Sunday, he mentioned he had plans to do something that they would “see on CNN”.
