Georgia shooting – live: Multiple casualties reported as active shooter opens fire in McDonald’s in Moultrie (OLD)
Multiple people were killed on Thursday in what’s believed to be a shooting spread across multiple locations in Moultrie, Gerogia.
“We are investigating multiple incidents and there are fatalities involved,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told The Moultrie Observer.
One of the crime scenes is at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant, according to the paper.
The Moultrie police said there’s not an immediate threat to the public.
The GBI is assisting local police in the investigation, WSB-TV reports.
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Breaking news: Gunman at large after opening fire inside McDonald’s causing ‘multiple’ casualties, reports say
Police have identified Georgia shooter
06:33 , Stuti Mishra
The shooter who opened fire at Moultrie has been identified as 26-year-old Kentavious White by authorities.
Earlier, his identity was withheld from the public as the police was in the process of informing family members of the deceased.
White shot himself yesterday after stepping inside a McDonald's and shooting the outlet manager. He earlier killed two women, his mother and grandmother.
A motive for the shootings is unclear at this time.
McDonald’s worker among 4 dead in south Georgia
05:33 , Stuti Mishra
One of the victims in the shooting in rural south Georgia yesterday has been identified as a McDonald's worker.
The 26-year-old gunman opened fire at his family members, including his 50-year-old mother and 74-year-old grandmother at a McDonald's outlet in Moultrie, Georgia.
Apart from the two women, a third woman was also shot, who is identified as 41-year-old Amia Smith, who worked as the manager of the outlet.
All three women appeared to have been shot multiple times, according to the coroner.
Red America’s deep, quiet struggle with gun violence
04:33 , Josh Marcus
You would think, hearing many prominent Republicans discuss America’s gun violence epidemic, that most shootings only occur in large cities in Democratic states like Los Angeles and New York, proving that gun laws make no difference, or that Black Lives Matter protests had somehow led to an end of effective policing.
According to experts, however, thinking about gun violence like this misses huge parts of the picture. It’s an epidemic that touches rural communities just as much as urban ones, with disproportionate impacts on racial minorities, and contrary to the popular idea, Republican-led states.
In 2020, for example, Republican, largely rural states with low populations — Mississippi, Louisiana, Wyoming, Missouri, Alabama, and Alaska — had the six highest per capita rates of gun deaths. These states also had the highest rates of gun ownership for the same period. In Mississippi, about half of adults live in a household with a gun.
Read our full investigation into the geography of gun violence in American.
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ICYMI: Georgia shooting: Multiple people dead after gunman opens fire at McDonald’s and homes in Moultrie
02:33 , Josh Marcus
A gunman killed a female McDonald’s worker and two relatives before taking his own life in a rural Georgia town.
The shooter, who has not been named, killed his 50-year-old mother and 74-year-old grandmother at two neighbouring homes in the small town of Moultrie, south of Atlanta, Colquitt County Coroner C Verlyn Brock told The Associated Press.
The 26-year-old gunman also killed a 41-year-old McDonald’s manager then killed himself, according to the coroner.
Moultrie police and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are reportedly probing the fatal incidents at the fast food restaurant in the town of 15,000 residents as well as at a crime scene on Sixth Street Southwest.
Graeme Massie has the full story.
Multiple people dead after gunman opens fire at McDonald’s and homes in Moultrie
Photo shows police investigating Moultrie shooting
01:33 , Josh Marcus
Police are still investigating a shooting that took place Thursday in Moultrie, Georgia, leaving four people including the gunman dead.
The shooting took place across three locations: two adjoining houses, and a McDonald’s where both the gunman and the final victim reportedly worked.
Police could be seen throughout Thursday blocking off traffic near the scene.
Georgia has among highest gun violence death rate in country
00:30 , Josh Marcus
Sadly gun violence in Georgia is nothing new.
The state is among the deadliest for gun violence in the country, according to data.
Georgia ranks 14th in gun violence mortality, according to the CDC, with a death rate of 20.3 deaths per 10,000 people.
Police were previously aware of Moultrie shooter
00:07 , Josh Marcus
Thursday’s shooting in Moultrie, Georgia, wasn’t the first time police encoutered the gunman, the Associated Press reports.
Jerry Goodwin, who lived nextdoor to the alleged shooter, said police previously were sent to the man’s home a day earlier when he came outside, shouted something, and fired a gun.
“I had never seen him hurt anybody or try to hurt anybody before this,” Mr Goodwin said.
How Georgia became the center of the public safety debate
23:24 , Josh Marcus
Even before a pair of shootings shock Georgia this week, the state was at the center of the conversation around policing and gun violence, thanks to a controversial $90m police training facility proposal dubbed “Cop City” by critics.
Here’s our full report on the debate.
The fight against Atlanta’s $90m ‘Cop City’ is just getting started
Victim identified in Atlanta shooting
23:21 , Josh Marcus
As police continue to investigate today’s shooting in Moultrie, Georgia, more information is emerging about another recent shooting in the state.
Family members have confirmed that Amy St Pierre, a CDC worker, was fatally shot on Wednesday in mass shooting at an Atlanta medical facility.
Ms St Pierre’s family offered the following statement to The Independent.
“Our beloved Amy was brilliant, kind, big-hearted and simply the ‘best of the best’. An Emory honors graduate and Georgia State MBA, Amy traveled the world with curiosity and courage. She was driven by compassion, both in her work in the field of maternal mortality, and in her everyday life. Amy was selfless always, she wanted more for others but never for herself. Generous supporter of worthy causes, she was the social conscience of our family.”
“Loving wife and mother of two, middle sister to two brothers, and cherished daughter, she was truly our pride and joy. Amy’s friends are the best reflection of the person she was. Their outpouring of tears, love and support are beyond measure.”
“She will be missed but never, ever forgotten.”
They have asked for privacy and said they will not be making further comment.
For more information about Wednesday’s tragedy, follow the latest at our liveblog about the Atlanta shooting.
Nearly 200 mass shootings have happened in 2023
22:29 , Josh Marcus
Thursday’s mass shooting Moultrie, Georgia, was part of a wave of gun violence across the US in 2023.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 192 mass shootings this year, which is more than one such massacre a day.
More details emerge about victims of Georgia shooting
22:10 , Josh Marcus
The outlines of today’s shooting in rural Moultrie, Georgia, are starting to become clearer.
The gunman, whose name has still not been released to the public, is a 26-year-old man, who killed his 50-year-old mother, 74-year-old grandmother, then a 41-year-old McDonald’s worker, before dying by suicide, according to Colquitt County coroner Verlyn Brock.
Police are now seeking additional next of kin as they investigate the shooting, The Moultrie Observer reports.
The gunman shot and killed his family members in a series of neighbouring houses, and lived at the address where his mother was slain.
No threat to public, city official says
21:45 , Josh Marcus
There is no threat to the public following a shooting that left four dead in Moultrie, Georgia, on Thursday, according to city officials.
The gunman was among those who perished in the shooting, police have said.
Moultrie City Manager Pete Dillard told WALB-TV there’s now no danger to the public.
Red America has a gun violence problem
21:30 , Josh Marcus
Despite criticisms that Democrat-run cities are the epicentres of gun violence in America, research shows that red states and rural areas alike have disproportionately high levels of gun violence.
Here’s our report digging deeper into the research.
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Shooting in Moultrie follows Atlanta mass killing and manhunt
21:15 , Josh Marcus
Today’s shooting in Georgia comes on the heels of another mass killing in the state.
On Wednesday, a gunman allegedly killed one person and injured multiple others at a hospital in Atlanta.
Suspect Deion Patterson was later captured following a countywide manhunt.
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Shooter reportedly worked at McDonalds where shooting took place
21:00 , Josh Marcus
A gunman who killed four people, including himself, in rural Georgia on Thursday reportedly worked at a McDonald’s restaurant where one of the victims was killed, according to a local resident.
Sabrina Holweger, who works at an optometrist’s office near one of the shooting scenes, told The Associated Press she believes the gunman worked at a local McDonald’s , and appeared to have shot a manager at the fast food chain when she went to unlock the front door and let him in for an early-morning shift.
Coroner offers timeline of Georgia shooting
20:47 , Josh Marcus
The shooting in Moultrie, Georgia, today took place across multiple locations.
The gunman, as of yet unidentified, shot his mother and grandmother in their homes, Colquitt County coroner C Verlyn Brock told CBS News.
The shooter’s mother died at the scene, while his grandmother, who lived next door, was taken to a local hospital and died there.
After that, the gunman shot the assistant manager of a local McDonalds then killed himself.
Four dead in Georgia shooting, coroner says
20:36 , Josh Marcus
Four people are dead following a shooting in a rural town in Georgia, per local officials.
A gunman killed his mother and grandmother at two neighbouring homes in the town of Moultrie, killed a worker at a local McDonald’s, then died by suicide, the local coroner told The Associated Press.
Breaking news: Gunman at large after opening fire inside McDonald’s causing ‘multiple’ casualties, reports say
20:18 , Josh Marcus
A gunman is at large after opening fire inside a Georgia McDonald’s causing “multiple” casualties, reports say.
Police are investigating the incident which took place in Moultrie, Georgia, around three hours south of Atlanta, and there are multiple crime scenes, according to The Moultrie Observer.
Moultrie police and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are probing fatal incidents at Moultrie’s McDonald’s restaurant and a residence on Sixth Street Southwest, reported the newspaper.
Graeme Massie is following the news for The Independent.
Gunman at large after opening fire inside Georgia McDonald’s
Police investigating potential shooting with ‘multiple incidents’ and ‘fatalities'
20:15 , Josh Marcus
Multiple people were killed on Thursday in what’s believed to be a shooting spread across multiple locations in Moultrie, Gerogia.
“We are investigating multiple incidents and there are fatalities involved,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told The Moultrie Observer.
One of the crime scenes is at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant, according to the paper.
Another address nearby is also under investigation, according to WALB-TV.
