Georgia man allegedly fatally shot his wife and girlfriend, then took his own life

DALTON, Ga. (TCN) — A 37-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and girlfriend before taking his own life last week.

On May 23, the Dalton Police Department responded to an apartment on Murray Avenue to perform a welfare check after co-workers said they hadn’t seen or heard from 35-year-old Rebeca Akins in several days. After no one answered the door, apartment staff let officers in, and they found Akins deceased with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.

Detectives obtained surveillance footage and reportedly saw the suspect, later identified as Rebeca Akins’ husband, Kevin Akins, leaving the apartment complex on the morning of May 21…

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