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[h=4]5 dead in suburban Atlanta shooting[/h]DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — A shooting about 20 miles southwest of Atlanta has left five people dead, including the gunman, authorities said Saturday.
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Five dead in Douglas County shooting
Five people, including three children, were killed Feb. 7, 2015, in and around this house in Douglasville, Ga.(Photo: Duffie Dixon, WXIA-TV, Atlanta)
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — A shooting about 20 miles west of Atlanta has left five people dead, including the gunman, authorities said Saturday.
Seven victims, including children, were found both inside and outside of a house when police were called to the scene around 3 p.m. ET, said Lt. Glenn Daniel of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department.
Investigators are not releasing the relationship of the shooter to the victims; however, neighbors said a family of five children, a husband and a wife had lived in the house.
Daniel said a man came to a house and shot his ex-wife and several children.
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"I've been in law enforcement out here 20 years, and this is the worst I've ever seen," he said.
Daniel said he did not immediately know when the couple divorced or whether the family had prior contact with police.
Authorities are still working to identify the victims and confirm their relationships, he said. They have not released their names because family members have not yet been notified.
The shooter was among those found injured and was transported to a local hospital where he later died, Daniel said. Some of the victims died on the way to the hospital; the two survivors are children.
Neighbors apparently heard or saw the shooting and came outside to assist the victims until rescuers arrived, the lieutenant said. Some victims appeared to have been shot inside the residence while others were apparently shot outside.
Investigators obtained a warrant to enter the home, now surrounded by crime scene tape, so they could take and exam evidence from the crime scene. A definite motive in the shootings was not immediately clear.
"It's still too early," Daniel said. "We're on the scene and maybe we'll get some answers."
Contributing: The Associated Press
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