HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A county authorities official in Georgia says no less than 4 individuals have been killed in a mass capturing in a small group south of Atlanta.

An announcement from Henry County officers mentioned police had been nonetheless investigating an “active shooter incident” that occurred late Saturday morning at a subdivision in Hampton, a metropolis of about 8,500 individuals about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Atlanta.

“I can confirm that four people are deceased,” county authorities spokeswoman Melissa Robinson advised The Associated Press by cellphone. “As of right now, the suspect is still at large.”

Police in Hampton, Georgia, deliberate to launch extra particulars at a Saturday afternoon information convention.

Several native regulation enforcement businesses had been helping, as was the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles mentioned she had no data aside from that GBI brokers had been requested to assist.

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