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5 killed — including baby boy and toddler — in horrific murder-suicide outside Atlanta

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. â Five people are dead in what police are calling a domestic-related murder-suicide in DeKalb County. The shooting happened just before 7:30 p.m. along the 2100 block of Vineyard Walk inside an apartment. When officers arrived at the home, they found a 43-year-old female, a 32-year-old male, a 26-year-old female, a 5-year-old female, and a 1-year-old male dead from gunshot wounds. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/5-people-dead-apparent-murder-suicide-inside-dekalb-county-apartment-complex/DTVMNPLWNRCXRKPLQFWEWVTCKI/

DeKalb Police found a 43-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, a 26-year-old woman, a 5-year-old girl, and a 1-year-old boy dead from gunshot wounds, WBS-TV 2 reported.

None of the victims have been identified and it’s not yet clear which adult was the perpetrator.

Cops were called to the Vineyards at Flat Shoals apartment complex just before 7:30 p.m. to do a welfare check, 11 Alive reported.

All five people were found dead inside the apartment with gunshot wounds, according to the reports.

Police say they are investigating the incident a domestic-related murder-suicide and did not provide any additional details.

It was also not immediately clear how the victims knew each other.

Dekalb County is located about 20 minutes northeast of Atlanta.

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