Two men dead after apparent homicide-suicide in Eastman, GBI says
DODGE COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA)— Two individuals are dead after an apparent homicide-suicide in Eastman on Tuesday.
According to the Georgia Bureau of InvestigationDodge County deputies responded to a house on the 3400 block of Eastman Dublin Highway to search out 48-year-old Johnathan Lee Groves shot inside.
Groves was pronounced dead on the scene, and the preliminary investigation revealed that 60-year-old Rex Willis Giddens of Eastman shot Groves.
The GBI says legislation enforcement later discovered Giddens in the woods close to the house affected by an apparent “self-inflicted’ gunshot wound. He was then pronounced dead on the scene.
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The our bodies of each Eastman men will likely be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsies.
The GBI says the investigation is ongoing, and as soon as full, will probably be given to the Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for overview.
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Anyone with details about this investigation is urged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman at 478-374-6988 or submit an anonymous tip online.
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