WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A shooting in the suburban Atlanta county of Douglasville, Georgia, has left five people dead, local U.S. media reported Saturday.
Seven victims, including children, were found when police were called to the scene, located at Willow Tree Circle in Douglasville, around 3 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) Saturday afternoon, WXIA-TV Atlanta quoted Douglas County Sheriff's Glenn Daniel as saying.
The shooter was found injured and was transported to a hospital, the report said.
Some of the seven victims were reportedly found lying on the street and the rest were found inside a home.
Neighbors who identified the shooter's sister as she was being escorted by police said she repeatedly yelled "My brother should have never had a gun," WSB-TV Atlanta reported.
A motive in the shooting has not been determined.
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