Man kills his girlfriend, her mother before shooting himself, sheriff says

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Two women are dead and another man is hospitalized after an attempted murder-suicide in Hall County.

It happened Wednesday afternoon at a home along Broome Road in Gainesville.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said Shamiek Johnson, 26, shot and killed his girlfriend Lauren Wilson, 20, and her mother Anne Wilson, 50, before he shot himself.

A family member found the victims at their home and called 911. Johnson was taken to a nearby hospital and remains in critical condition.

Johnson and Lauren Wilson had a child together. The investigation remains open.

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