One person is dead and another was rushed to the hospital after a shooting Friday morning at the Callaway Townhomes in Lovejoy, which police believe was an apparent domestic murder-suicide. Officers were dispatched to the complex around 8:20 a.m. after reports of shots fired.
Lovejoy police officers were dispatched after a report of a shooting at the Callaway Townhomes and arrived to find two people who had been shot, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. Emergency crews provided medical treatment to the surviving victim at the scene before rushing that person to a hospital, the outlet reported.
Detectives Point to a Domestic Dispute
Lovejoy police detectives believe the shooting was an apparent domestic murder-suicide, per the station's report. Investigators have described the gunfire as an isolated incident and said there is no known danger to the surrounding community.
As of Thursday, authorities had not released the names, ages, or genders of the two people involved, nor had they specified who fired the weapon. The medical examiner's office is working to confirm the individuals' identities and is in the process of notifying family members, according to the same account.
Investigation Still Early
Police have not provided an update on the surviving person's medical condition. The case out of Lovejoy, a city in Clayton County south of Atlanta, remains under investigation as detectives continue piecing together what led to the shooting, 11Alive reported.
No further details about the circumstances leading up to the shooting have been made public. Hoodline will update this story as Lovejoy police and the medical examiner's office release additional information.
