Police: Georgia man kills 2, dies in shootout with deputy

Source: Associated Press

Police: Georgia man kills 2, dies in shootout with deputy
Jun 1, 2:12 AM EDT

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say a Georgia man shot and killed two people inside a liquor store and then shot his parents before he was killed in a shootout with a deputy.

Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett said at a news conference that the dispute began Sunday afternoon at the store in Conyers, about 25 miles southeast of Atlanta.

Investigators say 36-year-old Jeffrey Scott Pitts and a clerk had a run-in over an unpaid bill. The clerk kept Pitts' identification and a few hours later, Pitts came back with an assault rifle, shooting and killing the clerk and a customer.

Levett says Pitts then went home and shot his parents. When a deputy arrived, Pitts opened fire on him. Levett says the deputy returned fire, killing Pitts.

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UPDATE: Video released of shooting rampage that killed 2, Rockdale shooter identified

Jeffrey Pitts kills two at Magnet liquor store, shoots parents, killed in shootout with deputies



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Warning: Disturbing footage. Security camera video released by the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office shows there was little warning of the shooting rampage that took place at the Magnet Bottle Shop; see above or click here

UPDATE (10:18 p.m., May 31): CONYERS - A second person who was shot today has died, leaving more families in mourning and a quiet community shaken from this senseless rampage of violence.

The shooter's identification was confirmed as Jeffrey Scott Pitts, 36.

According to Sheriff Eric Levett, Pitts had a dispute earlier in the day at the Magnet Bottle Store. The dispute was reportedly over a previous unpaid transaction, and Pitts' ID was kept. Pitts may have shown his handgun at the time and asked for his ID back and left. Rockdale County Sheriff's Office deputies were called and wrote a report for the disturbance.

Pitts then came back hours later, shortly before 5 p.m., and opened fire on the store, reportedly with a handgun.

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