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Multiple people found dead at Haralson County home, GBI asked to assist in investigation

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  February 3, 2022 11:31pm EST
Haralson County
FOX 5 Atlanta

2 dead, 1 in critical condition after shooting at Haralson County home

Investigators are trying to piece together what lead a grandfather shoot his 20-year-old son in the head before turning the gun on himself. The man's other grandson was found dead in the bed and his dead is under investigation.

TALLAPOOSA, Ga. - Investigators in Haralson County are trying to piece together what led to a tragic deadly shooting that claimed the lives of at least two people on Thursday.

Around noon, deputies were called out to a home located 46 Moeser Road. Sheriff Stacy William tells FOX 5 deputies met with Nathan Larry Mayfield on his front porch. The sheriff said he was armed with a pistol and as deputies began to talk to him, Mayfield pointed the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. He was dead at the scene.

2 dead, 1 injured in Haralson County, deputies said

Deputies who arrived at the home located on Moeser Road said they saw a man shoot himself. The surviving victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head.

More deputies arrived and started to make their way into the home. Inside, the sheriff said they found 21-year-old Dillion Dobbs dead in his bedroom. The cause of his death remains under investigation.

A second man, 20-year-old Joseph Dobbs was located soon after. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The sheriff said he was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital.

Deputies investigate after multiple people were found dead at a Haralson County home on Feb. 3, 2022.

Deputies investigate after multiple people were found dead at a Haralson County home on Feb. 3, 2022. (FOX 5)

The motive behind the shooting was not immediately known.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked to help deputies piece together exactly what happened inside the home and what lead to the tragic shooting.

The home is located in a neighborhood just outside the Tallapoosa city limits and is located about 50 miles west of Atlanta.

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