GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A suspect is in custody after four adults were found shot to death at a Gwinnett County home. Police say his 12-year-old child called 911 while they hid in a closet with two other children.
All the latest developments on the investigation, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
The shooting happened early Friday morning at a home on Brook Ivy Court. Officers arrived around 2:30 a.m. and entered the home, where they found four people dead.
Police have identified the victims as Meemu Dogra, Gourav Cumar, Nidhi Chander and Harish Chander. The home belonged to the Chanders.
The suspect is Dogra’s husband, 51-year-old Vijay Kumar. The other three victims are relatives of Dogra and Kumar.
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Officers found three children — ages 12, 10 and seven —hiding inside a closet. The 12-year-old, whose parents are Dogra and Kumar, called 911.
“It’s definitely a tragic situation. Four people dying at the same time, especially with children in the home ... it’s shocking to anybody,” Gwinnett police Cpl. Angela Carter told Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach.
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Police said the shooting happened after an argument between the couple at their home in Atlanta. They drove to relatives’ home in Gwinnett County with their 12-year-old.
“It is unknown at this time what the argument was about, why they came to the residence, or what led up to the incident,” police said.
Officers and K-9 units quickly took Kumar, who was hiding in the wood line, into custody.
Police have charged Kumar with malice murder, felony murder, cruelty to children in the first degree and two counts of cruelty to children in the third degree.
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