The Brief
- A Marietta man shot and killed his estranged wife and her father before taking his own life.
- An off-duty Chickamauga police officer, a family friend, was critically injured in the attack.
- Authorities continue investigating the violent incident that took place in Rock Spring.
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. – A tragic shooting in northwest Georgia last weekend left three people dead and an off-duty police officer critically injured after a Marietta man opened fire inside a Walker County home.
What we know:
Authorities identified the shooter as 54-year-old Russell David Payne of Marietta. The victims killed in the attack were his estranged wife, 54-year-old Jacklyn D. Payne, and her father, 79-year-old Eugene “Jack” Denny, according to Walker County Sheriff’s Office. …