A Georgia man who shot and killed three folks earlier than turning the gun on himself inside a McDonald’s the place he labored had lured his supervisor there to her demise, investigators have revealed.
Kentavious White, 26, of Moultrie, has been recognized by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation because the gunman behind a string of assaults Thursday in southern Georgia.
Colquitt County Coroner C. Verlyn Brock instructed The Related Press that White first killed his 50-year-old mom and 74-year-old grandmother, who lived subsequent door to one another, earlier than heading to the McDonald’s in Moultrie the place the GBI says he took his personal life early Thursday morning.
“After reviewing the surveillance footage, brokers noticed that White arrived on the restaurant, received his supervisor, Amia Smith, to come back to the door. White shot Smith, killing her,” the GBI stated. “White is then seen coming into the restaurant the place he takes his personal life with a self-inflicted gunshot.”
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Police automobiles sit parked in entrance of a McDonald’s restaurant in Moultrie, Georgia, on Thursday, following the taking pictures. (Kamira Smith/The Moultrie Observer by way of AP)
“At this level, GBI brokers are actually investigating deaths at three separate scenes,” the GBI added. “The 2 different feminine victims, each in separate houses, had been associated to White, based on interviews with witnesses.”
Autopsies of the victims are at present ongoing.
The GBI stated round 6 a.m. Thursday, “Moultrie Police Chief Sean Ladson requested help from the GBI in connection to a person and lady who had been discovered lifeless at a McDonald’s restaurant at 506 1st Ave. SE, Moultrie, GA.”
The restaurant reportedly can be closed till additional discover.
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White labored on the McDonald’s the place he was discovered lifeless Thursday, Could 4, based on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (Google Maps)
“We’re devastated by the lack of our beloved restaurant supervisor, and our hearts exit to all of the victims of this mindless act of violence,” George Suarez, its proprietor and operator, instructed The Related Press in an announcement.
Jerry Goodwin lived subsequent door to the gunman and his mom and two doorways down from the grandmother. He stated Thursday that his spouse heard pictures fired earlier than 1 a.m., whereas he was asleep. Goodwin stated the younger man who lives subsequent door had come exterior and fired a gun someday earlier within the week whereas shouting one thing, and that Moultrie police had responded.
“I had by no means seen him damage anyone or attempt to damage anyone earlier than this,” Goodwin stated.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, proven right here working in a distinct location, stated autopsies of the victims are at present ongoing. (GBI)
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Sabrina Holweger, who works at an optometrist’s workplace subsequent to the McDonald’s, instructed the AP she and a coworker had arrived at work earlier than 8 a.m. to discover a lady’s physique gunned down and mendacity in a doorway of the McDonald’s, with police swarming round.
“It was actually simply scary, not understanding if they’d shot themselves,” Holweger added.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
