A man who shot and killed five people as part of a domestic dispute in Georgia was found dead in his home on Saturday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities have said.
The body of Wayne Anthony Hawes (50) was recovered by authorities in his north-eastern Georgia home, Columbia County Sheriff Captain Andy Shedd said in a statement.
Mr Shedd said the Friday-night shootings in Appling, Georgia stem from a domestic dispute that left three men and two women dead.
Sheriff deputies responded to a home on Johnson Drive at about 7.54pm on Friday and discovered three victims — a male and two females.
At 8.32pm, authorities responded to a second crime scene on Washington Road where two other victims, a male and female, also were found.
The victims found at the home on Johnson Drive were identified as Roosevelt Burns (75), Rheva Mae Dent (85) and Kelia Clark, 31. Victims found at the Washington Road scene were identified as Lizzy Williams (59) and Shelly Williams, (62).
Hawes knew the victims and the shootings stemmed from a domestic incident, Mr Shedd said.
He said Hawes’s wife was not among the victims but that some of her family members were among those killed.
One female died on the way to the hospital, according to Mr Shedd. The others were dead at the scene. An investigation is ongoing.
PA