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Mother, daughter found dead in Buford home; suspect killed by Hall County deputies

Hall County investigators said the incident began as a welfare check.

ATLANTA — A mother and her daughter were discovered dead in a home on Long Creek Drive in Buford, the Hall County Sheriff's Office said.

Authorities added that the suspect -- who the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified as 51-year-old Thang Duc Doan -- was killed during a confrontation with deputies.

This all happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday night. Hall County investigators said the incident began as a welfare check and possible missing persons case at the home of 42-year-old Kim Oanh T Nguyen and her 18-year-old daughter Lam-Anh Tran.

According to the GBI, a concerned relative went to the home to locate his family members, but investigators said Doan told the person the family members weren't home. The relative saw what appeared to be blood on Doan's clothes and notified the sheriff's office, the GBI said.  

Just as deputies said they were about to attempt a search warrant, they encountered the suspect who "made aggressive movements" toward them with a knife. The sheriff's office said he was shot by deputies.

Once authorities did enter the home, deputies said they found the bodies of the two women.

The sheriff's office said they will be handling the investigation into the two women's death, while the GBI focus on the shooting involving deputies. Autopsies will be conducted on Doan and the two women, the GBI said.

This is the 74th police shooting the GBI has been requested to investigate this year. Once the agency completes its investigation, the GBI will hand it over to the Northeastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney for review

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