Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk was among the first people to arrive on the scene at Lock Stock & Barrel shooting range in Grantville, GA.
GRANTVILLE, Ga. -- A county coroner in Georgia discovered the bodies of his parents and his son, who were killed Friday in an apparent robbery at the Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range in Grantville, police say.The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m., the Grantville Police Department said in a statement on Facebook. Grantville is about 50 miles southwest of Atlanta.
Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk was among the first people to arrive at the scene and discovered the bodies, according to the police chief.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the triple murder, adding to the $15,000 reward announced Saturday by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives , which is investigating due to the number of weapons stolen.
"The brutality of these senseless murders along with the fact that these killer have acquired additional firearms make solving this case our top priority," ATF Atlanta Field Division Special Agent in Charge Benjamin P. Gibbons said in the statement. "On Friday, April 8, 2022, three individuals were shot and killed at the Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range on 514 Bohannon Road., Grantville, Georgia. Weapons were also taken from the scene," GBI added.
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