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Police Investigate Douglas Murder-Suicide That Killed Five

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Police in Douglas, Georgia shot dead five family members in an apparent murder-suicide on Oct. 9.
Chief Brannen Pruette said the shooter also died, though investigators have not identified the gunman.
Four adults were found dead inside, and a fifth adult later died at a hospital.
City manager Charlie Davis said this was Douglas’s second murder-suicide in three months.

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Police in Douglas, Georgia shot dead five family members in an apparent murder-suicide on Oct. 9.
Chief Brannen Pruette said the shooter also died, though investigators have not identified the gunman.
Four adults were found dead inside, and a fifth adult later died at a hospital.
City manager Charlie Davis said this was Douglas’s second murder-suicide in three months.