Man in custody after 3 people found shot to death in Rockdale home
A man is in custody after three people were fatally shot in a Rockdale County neighborhood just after midnight Monday, according to officials.
Deputies were called around 12:10 a.m. to a home on Sugarcreek Lane in the Honey Creek Country Club and Golf Community, about six miles south of Conyers. When they arrived, they found all three victims already dead, the sheriff’s office said.
While their names have not been released, officials confirmed one victim was 17 years old and the other two were 50 and 51 years old. Their relationships to each other have not been disclosed.
The suspect was identified as 21-year-old Jailon Gray, Lt. Lejohn Tate told reporters. Gray faces three counts each of felony murder and aggravated assault.
Tate could not confirm Gray’s exact relationship to the victims, but he said the suspect lived in the home and was a family member.
Other people who live in the home were present at the time of the shooting, but they were not harmed, Tate said.
Officials have not disclosed any other details about the victims or the suspect or what may have led up to the shooting.
Gray was arrested in July 2021 for not having his license plate properly displayed and not having insurance, Rockdale jail records show. He was released in that case on $1,420 bond.
Kenny Jones said he’s lived in the neighborhood for 27 years but didn’t personally know the family who lived in the home.
He said it’s been a good neighborhood over the years, but he isn’t surprised by the shooting.
“Nothing is surprising anymore — any time, any place,” he said.
— Staff writer Alexis Stevens contributed to this article. Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.
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