Crime & Safety

Police Investigating Murder-Suicide in Stone Mountain

The couple's two children were in another room when police say a man shot his wife and mother-in-law before shooting himself.

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — Police say a man shot his wife and mother-in-law inside a Stone Mountain home on Monday, then turned the gun on himself.

The couple's two children were in the house during the incident, according to the AJC's report. The man and his wife died, while the mother-in-law suffered a foot injury.

The children, ages 12 and 14, did not witness the shooting, according to police.

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WSB-TV is reporting that the shooting apparently happened after the couple got into an argument.

No other details have been released.

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