A gunman killed three women, including a McDonald’s employee, before turning the gun on himself in two different shooting scenes in a small town in South Georgia on Thursday, officials said.
The shooter allegedly fatally shot his mother and grandmother in their homes, according to Colquitt County Coroner Verlyn Brock. The two lived next door to each other on 6th Street Southwest in the town of Moultrie, which is about 60 miles northeast of Tallahassee, Florida.
The other victim was an assistant manager at a nearby McDonald’s on 1st Avenue Southeast, officials said.
The gunman died by suicide, according to the coroner’s office.
The identities of the shooter and the victims have not yet been released.
Moultrie City Manager Pete Dillard told WALB News 10 he believes there is no threat to public safety following the incidents.
Police swarmed the McDonald’s on Thursday morning, shutting down traffic on one of the main streets in the south Georgia town of 15,000.
At least two people were killed in the shooting. WRDW
“We are working to learn more information and track down some additional witnesses,” Steinberg said. WRDWThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the Moultrie Police Department department requested its assistance.
