Incident

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4-22-2016 Georgia Appling 5-1

Location

April 22, 2016

Incident Address

Appling, Georgia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Roosevelt Burns
Age: 75
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Rheva Mae Dent
Age: 85
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Kelia Clark
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Lizzy Williams
Age: 59
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Shelly Williams
Age: 62
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Wayne Anthony Hawes
Age: 50
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Murder/Suicide
Spree Shooting (multiple victims, multiple locations)
Mass Murder (4+ deceased victims excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator , one location)
Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
Domestic Violence

Notes

Murder Suicide...two locations in close time/place, suicide occurred off site. 5581 Washington Road

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id4209

URL: http://6abc.com/news/five-people-shot-to-death-in-columbia-county-georgia/1305532/

URL: http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2016-04-22/five-reported-killed-columbia-county-shootings?v=1461363447

URL: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/officials-5-people-dead-in-2-shootings-in-georgia/236889044

URL: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/police-suspect-in-five-shooting-deaths-in-appling-/nq9wg/

District

Congressional District: 10
State Senate District: 24
State House District: 121