3 dead, suspect detained in Georgia shooting

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CONYERS, GEORGIA (AP) – Three people are dead in what authorities said was a shooting in an Atlanta-area home early yesterday, according to a news report.

The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office received a report of gunshots at 12.10am in the Honey Creek Country Club neighbourhood of Conyers, Georgia, about 48 kilometres east of Atlanta, WSB-TV reported. Deputies arrived and found three people who had been shot. The victims, who were not immediately identified, were pronounced dead at the scene.

A suspect who was not immediately identified was in custody and an investigation was ongoing yesterday, WSB-TV reported.