Forsyth County father and son dead in apparent murder-suicide

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - A father and son are dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide in Forsyth County, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. 

What we know:

At 10 a.m. Jan. 22, deputies was dispatched to a home on Jefferson Place following the discovery of a deceased individual. The body of 46-year-old Anthony Gennaro Persichetti was found by his ex-wife, who had visited the residence after he failed to show up for work.

The ex-wife informed detectives that Anthony shared the home with their 24-year-old son, Anthony David Persichetti, and expressed concern that their son might have been involved in the incident. As authorities attempted to locate Anthony David, they received a call from the Dekalb Medical Examiner’s Office requesting a death notification. Anthony David had been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a wooded area along North Druid Hills Road.

Preliminary investigations suggest that an altercation occurred between the father and son between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 21. During the confrontation, it appears Anthony David shot his father multiple times before leaving the scene and taking his own life in Dekalb County.

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The investigation into this apparent murder-suicide is ongoing as authorities work to piece together the events leading up to the deaths.