Georgia shooting leaves 4 dead, gunman at large: police

The incident began around 10:45 a.m. Saturday in Hampton, south of Atlanta.

A manhunt is underway for a gunman who shot and killed four people in Hampton, Georgia early Saturday morning, police said.

Police said they are looking for 40-year-old Andre Longmore of Hampton in connection with the shooting deaths of three men and a woman. The names of the deceased have not been released.

Henry County officials said the incident began around 10:45 a.m. Saturday in the Dogwood Lakes subdivision in Hampton, about 40 miles south of Atlanta.

At least four different shooting locations were in the vicinity, police said at an afternoon news conference.

Longmore was last seen in a 2017 black GMC Acadia with Georgia tags. He was wearing long gray pants and a black shirt with a red lining, police said.

Police said there is currently no motive for the shooting. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

The sheriff’s office has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandred said the search for the suspect is “all hands on deck” and includes law enforcement from around the area, including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and “every metro Atlanta police and public safety agency.”

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