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During a press conference, Sheriff Scandrett announced that authorities had tracked down the suspect and engaged in a gunfight with him.

Police said a motive wasn’t clear and said they didn’t believe Longmore was related to any of the victims.Andre Longmore, the man accused of fatally shooting four people in Hampton, Georgia, on Saturday morning, was killed in a shootout with police, according to Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett. “The suspect is known to be armed and dangerous,” Scandrett said Saturday, vowing to “hunt” Longmore down. Turner said all four lived in the subdivision.Īuthorities said that suspect, who also lived in the Dogwood Lakes community, stole the vehicle of Blizzard.Īuthorities were offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to Longmore’s arrest. Police identified the victims Sunday as three men and one woman: Scott Leavitt, 67 his wife, Shirley Leavitt, 66 Steve Blizzard, 65 and Ronald Jeffers, 66. The incident happened in an area close to the Dogwood Lakes subdivision in Hampton – about 29 miles south of Atlanta – an area that features lakefront homes and a nearby Baptist church. ET Saturday, Hampton police Chief James Turner said Saturday. The mass shooting was reported around 10:45 a.m. This photo provided by the Hampton Police Department, in Hampton, Ga., shows the suspect, Andre Longmore.

Longmore is accused of fatally shooting four people, sparking a manhunt across metro Atlanta as police departments worked to track him down. The sheriff called it an “absolute honor” to serve with those officers and said those in the community “can breathe a little bit easier, sleep a little better tonight. “He is conscious, breathing and talking.”

“He was hit in the rear of his back,” the sheriff said. One of the officers was severely injured and was life-flighted to a hospital. “The suspect returned fire and hit the ground running,” the sheriff said, adding authorities chased him and “he produced a handgun again.”Īuthorities then engaged in another gunbattle with Longmore, leaving him dead and two officers injured, Scandrett said.

Andre Longmore, the man accused of fatally shooting four people in Hampton, Georgia, on Saturday morning, was killed in a shootout with police, according to Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett.Īt a Sunday news conference, Scandrett announced authorities tracked the suspect and confronted him.