Police investigate multiple deaths in rural Georgia
Raw video: Authorities search the area where the body of two adults and one teenager was found in southeast Georgia.
Three people were found dead at a Georgia home on Tuesday in what appeared to be a double homicide and suicide, officials said.
The deceased individuals discovered at the residence in Saint George, Georgia were found with gunshot wounds, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) revealed in a news release.
The agency identified the deceased as Kimberly Gayle Butts, 39, Jan Elizabeth Kirkland, 64, and 15-year-old Caleb Logan Butts.
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Autopsies are scheduled for Wednesday at the GBI Crime Lab in Savannah, the news release said.
Earlier Tuesday, the GBI tweeted that officials from their agency reported “to a death investigation in Charlton County at the GA/FL line” and that “multiple deaths” were “confirmed.”
The Charlton County Sheriff’s Office had asked for the GBI’s assistance, the news release said.
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The agency later tweeted a confirmation of the three deaths, adding that there was “no immediate threat to the community.”
Charlton County is located at the Georgia-Florida state line and includes eastern portions of the Okefenokee Swamp.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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