HAMPTON (Georgia), July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 40-year-old man suspected of fatally gunning down four people in broad daylight at a residential subdivision in Georgia on Saturday morning, was killed during a confrontation that left two law enforcement officers injured, authorities said Sunday.
The suspect, identified by authorities as Andre L. Longmore, was the focus of a massive manhunt in southwest Georgia and suspected of being armed and dangerous when he was cornered by officers and killed, according to Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandreff.
The circumstances of Longmore’s death, including where the fatal confrontation occurred, were not immediately released. Two officers, a Henry County sheriff’s deputy and a Clayton County police officer, were wounded in the shootout with Longmore, Sandreff said.
News of Longmore’s death came as the Henry County Sheriff’s Office was about to hold an afternoon press briefing Sunday on the manhunt. The news conference was delayed.
The names of the victims killed in the deadly rampage Saturday morning in Hampton, about 40 miles south of Atlanta, have not been released, pending notification of their relatives. All of the victims are adults, authorities said.
A motive for the shooting that unfolded around 10:45 a.m. Saturday remains under investigation. Longmore is suspected of killing victims in at least four different locations in close proximity at the Dogwood Lakes subdivision in Hampton, about 40 miles south of Atlanta, Henry County officials said.
Four murder warrants have been issued for Longmore, Scandrett said. — NNN-AGENCIES
