5 killed in shooting in U.S. city Atlanta: reports

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - A shooting in the suburban Atlanta county of Douglasville, Georgia, has left five people dead, local U.S. media reported Saturday.

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Seven victims, including children, were found when police were called to the scene, located at Willow Tree Circle in Douglasville, around 3 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) Saturday afternoon, WXIA-TV Atlanta quoted Douglas County Sheriff's Glenn Daniel as saying. The shooter was found injured and was transported to a hospital, the report said. Some of the seven victims were reportedly found lying on the street and the rest were found inside a home, Xinhua reports. Neighbors who identified the shooter's sister as she was being escorted by police said she repeatedly yelled "My brother should have never had a gun," WSB-TV Atlanta reported. A motive in the shooting has not been determined.