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1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in Cherokee County
In Cherokee County, deputies responded to a shooting at a home on Butterworth Road. One man is dead and another is in the hospital clinging to life.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - UPDATE: Robert Aycock died from his injuries on Thursday morning, according to Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office says Aycock shot himself after he shot and killed his son-in-law on Tuesday at a home in Canton.
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One man is dead and another man is in the hospital after an incident Tuesday morning in Cherokee County.
"Our deputies were dispatched to a person shot call on Butterworth Road in Canton," said Cherokee County Sheriff's Capt. Jay Baker.
It happened at approximately 11:24 a.m.
"When they arrived at the location there was a deceased male in the driveway who had been shot," said Capt. Baker.
As deputies searched the property, it wasn't long before another man was located behind the house.
"They found another person behind the home who had also been shot. There was a weapon with that individual, they believe he is the shooter," said Capt. Baker.
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Deputies found a gun near the injured man, and it appears he shot the man who was found in the driveway before shooting himself in the head.
"My husband was on his way back to the house and he saw lots of officers and crime scene tape and canopies set up everywhere," said Krystal Hargraves, who lives nearby.
The injured man was still breathing when he was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. He is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
The sheriff's office is not releasing the names of the two people who were shot, but they do say they are related to each other.
Four schools in the area were put on a code yellow lockdown during this.
Those worried neighbors are now thinking and praying for the family who lives here.
"All we can do is pray for the family and hope they can get through this," said Hargraves.
On Wednesday morning, the deceased was identified as 55-year-old Paul Miceli of Canton. The suspected shooter was identified as 80-year-old Robert Aycock of Canton. Aycock was the father-in-law of Miceli. The shooting is still under investigation.