SAINT GEORGE, Ga. — The GBI is investigating three deaths in a small south Georgia town, and the agency's preliminary investigation Tuesday evening found that it was a double homicide-suicide.
The three bodies were found in their home by the Charlton County Sheriff's Office in the 1400 block of St. Marys River Bluff Road in Saint George, the GBI said in a news release.
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Live: Chopper over GBI death investigationLIVE NOW: The GBI is investigating the deaths of two women and a teenager in a rural part of Charlton County near the Florida-Georgia line. Investigators have not confirmed how anyone died.
Posted by Action News Jax on Tuesday, October 30, 2018
The dead were identified as Caleb Logan Butts, 15, Kimberly Gayle Butts, 39, and Jan Elizabeth Kirkland, 64. An autopsy will be performed Wednesday to confirm the preliminary findings, the release said.
The agency previously said in a tweet that the public is no longer in danger. No other details have been released.
Update: Two females + 1 teenager is confirmed deceased. There is no immediate threat to the community. https://t.co/33xdpOucrH
— GA Bureau of Invest (@GBI_GA) October 30, 2018
Saint George is close to the Georgia-Florida border, and it’s about 300 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
– ActionNewsJax in Jacksonville, Florida, contributed to this report.
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