DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — A shooting at a bar in Douglas County over the weekend left one person dead and three others wounded.
The shooting happened at Marlene’s off Maxham Road near Thornton Road, near the Austell city limits.
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Sheriff’s office officials confirmed the injuries to Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers.
One man who did not want to go on camera told Rogers that his friend was a security guard at the bar and got shot in the leg, but is recovering. He says two of the other victims were customers.
Another business owner in the area says the owners of Marlene’s are good neighbors, but the shooting was scary and he hopes the police will increase their presence in the area.
Police have not commented on what led up to the shooting or identified possible suspects.
Details have not been released on the conditions of the three wounded victims.
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