Police: 2 men dead in apparent Savannah murder suicide<\/p>\n
SAVANNAH, Ga. \u2014<\/p>\n
Two men died Thursday following a shooting and an hourslong police response in Savannah\u2019s East Side Historic District, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Savannah Police Chief Lenny Gunther described the shooting as an apparent murder-suicide. Mayor Van Johnson said the violence stemmed from a personal matter.<\/p>\n
Police respond to shooting<\/p>\n
Savannah police responded around 3:55 p.m. to 911 calls reporting a shooting in the 600 block of East Anderson Street.<\/p>\n
Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Chatham Emergency Medical Services and Savannah Fire personnel provided medical aid before taking him to Memorial Health University Medical Center, where he later died.<\/p>\n
Suspect barricades inside nearby home<\/p>\n
Investigators determined the suspected shooter was inside a nearby residence. Officers established a perimeter around the home.<\/p>\n
The situation prompted a large response from Savannah police, the Chatham County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Georgia State Patrol, SWAT teams and agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.<\/p>\n
Several roads in the area were closed, and drivers were advised to avoid the neighborhood. <\/p>\n
Police secured a search warrant and entered the residence. Inside, officers found the suspect dead from an apparent self-inflicted injury.<\/p>\n
Gunther later said the deaths appeared to be a murder-suicide. Authorities have not released the identities of either man.<\/p>\n
Neighbors wait as investigation unfolds<\/p>\n
Neighbors waited outside for at least 40 minutes as the police response unfolded, unable to return to their homes. <\/p>\n
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information may contact CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or submit an anonymous tip through the Savannah Police Department\u2019s mobile app.<\/p>\n
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Update 6:45 p.m.:<\/p>\n
According to Savannah Police Chief Lenny Gunther, two people are dead in the shooting, in an apparent murder-suicide.<\/p>\n
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says this was related to a personal incident.<\/p>\n
Update 6 p.m.: A barricaded suspect in the East Side Historic District, south of Dixon Park near the corner of the Shop and Go 2 gas station, prompted a significant police response Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Coleman said the suspect was barricaded, but there is no word on whether the individual was armed. <\/p>\n
Police arrived after 4 p.m., with a heavy presence that included SWAT teams, ATF officers, and local law enforcement. Several roads in the area were closed, and drivers were advised to avoid the location. <\/p>\n
One person was injured and taken to the hospital, though authorities have not disclosed how the injury occurred. An ambulance was seen in the area, and sirens were heard intermittently. A Flock camera was visible pointing down the street, but police have not confirmed whether it aided the investigation. <\/p>\n
Neighbors stood outside for at least 40 minutes, waiting to return to their homes as the situation unfolded.<\/p>\n
Initial report: There’s a heavy police presence on East Broad and Anderson Streets. <\/p>\n
Savannah Police confirmed to WJCL 22 that one person was injured and sent to a local area hospital. However, they have not disclosed how this person was hurt. <\/p>\n
Chatham County Sheriff Richard Coleman has confirmed there is a barricaded suspect in a home. WJCL 22 has a crew on- scene. <\/p>\n
Savannah Police, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, and Georgia State Patrol are all responding.<\/p>\n
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police: 2 men dead in apparent Savannah murder suicide SAVANNAH, Ga. \u2014 Two men died Thursday following a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":828984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,351137,351143,14854,253242,120501,351138,22212,121295,351146,351142,351136,351145,72763,681,159311,62652,2976,351144,65627,92720,3,16178,351140,26182,22215,11901,121302,351139,120500,32431,181757,15686,151358,23767,13546,349653,351141,21,19,22,20,7157,25,24,273932,310719],"class_list":["post-828983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-anderson-street","tag-anderson-streets","tag-area","tag-barricaded-suspect","tag-chatham-county","tag-chatham-county-sheriffs-office","tag-crew","tag-developing-story","tag-dixon-park","tag-east-broad","tag-east-broad-street","tag-east-side-historic-district","tag-emergency-response","tag-georgia","tag-georgia-state-patrol","tag-heavy-police-presence","tag-home","tag-local-area-hospital","tag-local-hospital","tag-local-law-enforcement","tag-news","tag-office","tag-on-scene","tag-one-injured","tag-p-m","tag-person","tag-police-response","tag-residents-avoid-area","tag-richard-coleman","tag-savannah","tag-savannah-police","tag-scene","tag-several-road","tag-south","tag-story","tag-street-closure","tag-suspect-in-home","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-update","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-wjcl","tag-wjcl-22"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/828984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}