A shooting in Gwinnett County killed two people and injured two others Thursday evening, police said.
Officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of Baldridge Drive around 7:30 p.m. regarding the deadly shooting. Two victims, identified by police as 22-year-old Chandler Smith-Millions and 23-year-old Jakarri Blackwell, both of Lawrenceville, were found dead in the front yard.
Two others were injured and said to be stable Friday.
“Preliminary investigation indicates there was a verbal altercation in the front yard that led to the exchange of gunfire,” Gwinnett police spokesperson Cpl. Juan Madiedo said in a statement. Detectives were canvassing the area Thursday for witnesses and investigating motive, he said.
The area of the incident is primarily residential and just south of Old Norcross Road and near I-85.
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