5 dead among 7 shot in Douglas County, Georgia

Death investigation in Douglas County.

Douglas County investigators say five people are dead after what police call a tragic incident.

Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office were called out to Willow Tree Court Saturday afternoon.

's Tyisha Fernandes reported that investigators were keeping people far away from the scene because there were still victims in the street.

"We had multiple victims shot in the street," said Chief Deputy Stan Copeland, of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Residents told Fernandes they were traumatized by what they saw.

Police say at least seven people were shot in the street and in one of the houses. The seven people range in age from toddlers to adults.

"Some of those are siblings, so some (of) these (people) are related. We just don't know who is who right now," Copeland said.

Police told Fernandes a few of the victims have already died, while others have been transported to the hospital.

We know that the shooter shot himself, but police won't say if he's alive or not.

Residents identified the shooter's sister as she was being escorted by police.

Fernandes said the shooter's sister was frantic and witnesses say she repeatedly yelled, "My brother should have never had a gun."

"As you can imagine we have neighbors that are in shock, neighbors who came to the aid of those victims," Copeland said.

Copeland said the shooting had the most victims the veteran deputy has ever seen.

"I been with the Sheriff's Office 38 years and I've never seen this many victims in one shooting," Copeland said.The Douglas County coroner confirmed to that the shooter was among the five dead. They also said the others killed were two adults and two juveniles.

Investigators remain at the scene. Fernandes is there as well and will have updates on this story tonight on the at 11.

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