The suspect in four killings in a Hampton neighborhood Saturday was killed Sunday afternoon in a shootout with police in Clayton County.
In a press conference Sunday, authorities also released the names of the victims — Scott Leavitt, 67, and his wife Shirley Leavitt, 66, Steve Blizzard, 65, and Ronald Jeffers, 66. Hampton Police Chief James Turner said the Leavitts and Blizzard lived on Dogwood Lakes Drive while Jeffers lived on Dogwood Ridge.
Hampton Mayor Ann Tarpley said a candlelight vigil for the victims is scheduled Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Terry Jones Depot Park.
According to Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett, the suspect, Andre Longmore, 40, of Hampton, was tracked to Georgia Highway 138 and Mt. Zion Parkway in Clayton County.
A press release Sunday evening from the Clayton County Police Department provided more details on the incident.
According to that information, a Henry County deputy made contact with the vehicle the suspect was driving and requested additional assistance.
Clayton County law enforcement personnel immediately responded to the area to help, learning that the suspect fled the location on foot and might be in a nearby wood line.
The joint law enforcement effort led officers to the 4000 block of Wagon Wheel Court in Jonesboro, which is near Mt. Zion High School. Longmore entered a residence and authorities made contact with him inside the residence.
Gunfire was subsequently exchanged, leaving Longmore fatally wounded.
“The monster’s dead,” Scandrett said. “The citizens of Hampton and the county of Henry, metro Atlanta area, and the entire state of Georgia can breathe a little easy tonight that this suspect is off the street.”
One Henry County deputy and two Clayton County Police officers were wounded in the incident. Authorities did not identity the deputy or the officers but Scandrett did say the…
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