5 dead, including gunman, in US shooting

DOUGLASVILLE, Feb 8 (AP): Five people were dead, including the gunman, after a shooting in a housing development in suburban Atlanta that also left two children injured, police said.

Authorities arrived at the subdivision of two-story homes west of Atlanta after receiving a police call around 3 p.m., Douglas County Sheriff's Lt. Glenn Daniel said.

Daniel said a man came to a house and shot his ex-wife and several children. Police were still working Saturday to identify the victims and confirm their relationships, he said.

The shooter, whose name has not been released, is believed to have died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Daniel said.

Daniel said he did not immediately know when the couple divorced or whether the family had prior contact with police.