Child, woman dead in DeKalb murder-suicide; man seriously injured, police say

The Brief

  • DeKalb police say a woman killed a child and shot a man before taking her own life.
  • Officers found the victims at an apartment complex on Chatfield Drive early Friday morning.
  • The man survived and is hospitalized with serious injuries; relationships among the three remain unknown.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating a murder-suicide that left a child and a woman dead and a man seriously injured overnight.

What we know:

Officers responded around 1:15 a.m. Friday to reports of a shooting on Chatfield Drive. When they arrived, they found a girl believed to be older than 10 and a woman, both dead from gunshot wounds. A man was also found injured.

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