OCONEE COUNTY, Ga. — A mother and step-father are dead following a shooting in Watkinsville, according to authorities. Following a brief pursuit, authorities have since arrested a suspect.
Deputies responded to a shooting on Boldercrest Circle in Watkinsville on Tuesday morning, the Oconee County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post. Two adults with gunshot wounds were discovered inside the home. They were pronounced dead on the scene, authorities said. Two juveniles were also inside the home but were unharmed, according to law enforcement.
The suspect had already fled the scene in one of the victim's vehicles, the sheriff's office said. After a brief pursuit, the suspect was located and arrested by Athens-Clarke County police. The suspect has since been identified as the son of the victims.