Atlanta, GA
5 killed — including baby boy and toddler — in horrific murder-suicide outside Atlanta
Five people, including a baby boy and little girl, were found dead with gunshot wounds Saturday night inside an Atlanta-area apartment in what police are calling a murder-suicide.
DeKalb Police found a 43-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, a 26-year-old woman, a 5-year-old girl, and a 1-year-old boy dead from gunshot wounds, WBS-TV 2 reported.
None of the victims have been identified and it’s not yet clear which adult was the perpetrator.
Cops were called to the Vineyards at Flat Shoals apartment complex just before 7:30 p.m. to do a welfare check, 11 Alive reported.
All five people were found dead inside the apartment with gunshot wounds, according to the reports.
Police say they are investigating the incident a domestic-related murder-suicide and did not provide any additional details.
It was also not immediately clear how the victims knew each other.
Dekalb County is located about 20 minutes northeast of Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – Atlanta police are investigating an overnight shooting that left a man injured.
What we know:
According to authorities, the man was shot at a convenience store before driving with at least two other people in the car to a fire station on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway to seek help.
Officers said the victim was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg. His condition has not been released.
What’s next:
Police have not identified a suspect, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Police investigate a deadly shooting at 8 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta on March 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
ATLANTA – A 19-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting death of a man outside a Glenrose Heights neighborhood convenience store last month in southwest Atlanta.
What we know:
Najai Swain was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault (two counts), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
According to the Atlanta Police Department, he was booked into the Fulton County Jail after being arrested Thursday at a business near the intersection of Jonesboro Road and Forest Parkway.
Police investigate a deadly shooting at 8 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta on March 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
The backstory:
The shooting happened around 7:20 p.m. on March 19 near the corner of Cleveland Avenue SE and Macon Drive SW, in front of the 24/7 Food Mart.
Atlanta Police say responding officers found a man down on the sidewalk with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police investigate a deadly shooting at 8 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta on March 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
What we don’t know:
Police have not released a motive for the shooting or indicated if Swain and the victim were known to one another.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released the name of the deceased man, pending notification of next of kin.
Police investigate a deadly shooting at 8 Cleveland Avenue SW in Atlanta on March 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
Authorities have not confirmed if the firearm used in the incident was recovered.
The Source: The details in this article come from the Atlanta Police Department and previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting.
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