ATLANTA — The search is over for a man who was on the run after a double shooting that killed his ex-wife and injured her mother, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies in Cherokee County had been searching for Christopher Thomas, 30, of Acworth, who left the scene of the shooting.
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said they were notified by authorities in Paulding County Monday evening after a "suicide threat" call at a Walmart in Dallas, Georgia. Authorities said the call came in after 6 p.m. and "it appears Christopher Thomas attempted suicide at a location nearby."
Thomas was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with "an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," where he later died.
On Sunday night, deputies responded to a domestic violence call with reports of shots fired. The incident occurred on Autumn Brook Drive in Canton.
"Me and my son heard some gunshots around 9:40 which I thought was kind of strange, but I didn’t think anything of it," said neighbor, Kristi Richards.
Once on the scene, deputies found two people inside the home shot; 30-year-old Victoria Thomas, who was dead, and 68-year-old Myrna Garcia, who was severely injured.
Deputies said Garcia was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and is currently in critical condition. They also said the woman was holding her 4-month-old grandchild at the time she was shot. The baby was not injured, however, was transported to the hospital.
"They started to put it all together and it appears it was a domestic situation that went bad," explained Captain Jay Baker.
Meanwhile, deputies said a 10-year-old, whose relation to the victims was not specified, was also in the home at the time of the shooting. They said that child was also not injured.
Deputies added that Thomas had already fled the scene when they arrived. Investigators said they found his black Kia sedan near Due West Road in Kennesaw.
