Crime & Safety

Four Dead In DeKalb County Triple Murder-Suicide

A domestic situation turned violent Tuesday night in a DeKalb County community near Stone Mountain.

DECATUR, GA — A triple-murder suicide Tuesday night claimed the lives of four people. The incident happened at a home on Isle Royal Court in DeKalb County, a community in unincorporated Stone Mountain.

The bodies of two women and a man were found shortly after 9 pm in the home's driveway, with a fourth victim found about a mile away. Police said a witness saw the shooter at the residence who drove away. That witness then provided police with the man's address. Police found the man's body at his own home, and believe the man turned the gun on himself.

Police believe the killings are domestic related. The names of the victims have not been released.

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There were no children in the home, and police said everyone believed to be involved in this incident have been accounted for.

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