Caroline Silva
The Atlanta Journal-Structure
A suspect accused of fatally taking pictures 4 individuals in Henry County was recognized Saturday, officers confirmed.
Authorities mentioned Andre Longmore, 41, is taken into account armed and harmful and shouldn’t be approached. 4 warrants charging him with homicide have been obtained, Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett mentioned throughout a press convention. A $10,000 reward is being supplied by the sheriff’s workplace for any info resulting in Longmore’s apprehension and prosecution.
The incident, which was described as an active-shooting scenario, came about at 4 totally different places within the Dogwood Lakes space of Hampton at about 10:45 a.m. Three males and a girl had been killed, Hampton police Chief James Turner confirmed. Police haven’t mentioned what led as much as the shootings and a motive stays unknown.
“It is a unhappy day in Hampton. It’s not regular for us. And as a neighborhood, we are going to grieve collectively. As a police division, we are going to do every little thing in our energy to make sure that the individual is dropped at justice,” Turner added.
A resident who was on lockdown at a close-by library instructed Channel 2 Motion Information {that a} girl bumped into the constructing someday within the morning saying she feared for her life.
“She ran to the again of the constructing and I’m assuming that somebody right here from the library known as 911 for her,” she mentioned, including that by about 1:15 p.m., the lockdown was lifted.
Officers described Longmore as a person in his mid-50s, who’s about 5-feet-10 and was sporting a darkish purple shirt. He was final seen in a black 2017 GMC Acadia with a tag variety of DHF756.
The Hampton Police Division is main the investigation with the help of the county’s police division, sheriff’s workplace and homeland safety, the GBI and several other different native companies.
“That is an all arms on deck motion to ensure that we place Mr. Andre Longmore in custody,” Scandrett mentioned. “Wherever you might be, we are going to hunt you down in any gap that you could be be residing in and convey you to custody.”
Anybody who comes into contact with Longmore ought to name 911. Anybody with particulars into his whereabouts or the taking pictures is requested to contact Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, textual content info to 274637 or go to the Crime Stoppers website.
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