5 adults dead in apparent murder-suicide at Georgia home, police say

DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB/Gray News) — Five adults are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Georgia, authorities said.Douglas Police Chief Brandon Pruitt said officers and Coffee County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an active shooter at a home on Robin Lane in the Touchton Woods neighborhood around 11:09 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. One of the victims made the initial emergency call.Officers found four adults dead inside the home, Pruitt said. A fifth adult was taken to the hospital, where the person later died.Investigators believe the five were immediate family members who lived together in the home. Police have not released their identities. The bodies will be taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for autopsies.Police said there is no indication of an ongoing threat to the public. The investigation is ongoing, and officials have not released further details.