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Officials explained that the four victims are immediate family members of the suspect, who was found dead from suicide.
The victims were found inside the family home on the outskirts of the city of Douglas, a small town located about 322 kilometers southeast of Atlanta.
Douglas Police Chief Brannen Pruett said during a press conference that preliminary investigations indicate the incident is a murder-suicide, explaining that the victims and the suspect were family members residing in the house or closely related to it.
According to police, officers arrived at the scene after receiving a distress call made by one of the victims shortly after 11:00 PM on Friday. They found a woman still alive, but she later passed away at a nearby hospital, raising the death toll to five people.
Douglas police have not yet provided additional details regarding the circumstances of the incident, despite attempts to contact them via phone and email.
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