MCDONOUGH, Ga. — Police in McDonough are investigating three shootings they believe to be connected, where two died and another was injured earlier this month.
Around 11:44 p.m. on Aug. 9, officers were dispatched to Lemon Place, where they found a woman in the driveway "with multiple non-threatening gunshot wounds." That woman's grandmother said on Wednesday that her car was completely shot up, and a stray bullet entered the side of their house.
“We thought they were shooting firecrackers,” Daisy Milner said.
Not even five minutes later, officers were told a man was shot on Fairview Drive. That's about two and a half miles away from the first shooting. When police arrived at Fairview Drive, they found a man dead.
Overnight around 12:54 a.m., while officers were still at Fairview Drive, they received another call about a drive-by shooting off Bridges Road. A resident who lives on Fairview Drive said he heard the third shooting from his front yard.
“We started hearing multiple gunshots, and they was like, 'they were shooting somewhere else,'” Addarius Tarpley said.
The third shooting is about three miles from Fairview Drive and a little over two and a half miles away from the shooting on Lemon Place.
Investigators said they believe all three incidents are connected but are still evaluating evidence to find those responsible. They said Wednesday that a black car with black rims could be involved but didn't provide any other information about suspects.
Anyone with information about the three incidents is asked to contact McDonough Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 470-878-1091 or wposs@mcdonoughga.org.