Gunman killed after shooting spree in Georgia

USA TODAY

CONYERS, Ga. — Authorities say a man shot four people at two different locations before he was fatally shot by deputies in Rockdale County on Sunday.

According to officials on the scene, it began with an incident at Magnet Package Liquor Store on Ga. Highway 20 and Oglesby Road. An altercation allegedly occurred after a store clerk took 36-year-old Jeffrey Scott Pitts' identification.

Pitts left, but then returned with a large assault rifle. He allegedly opened fire, killing a customer and shooting the clerk, who later died.

From there, authorities say Pitts returned to his home and shot his parents.

Pitts then fired at deputies and they fired back, officials said. He was killed in the exchange of gunfire.

Pitts' parents were transported to an Atlanta-area hospital in stable condition, officials said.

Employees of the liquor store said that Pitts was a regular at the store, but some had recently accused him of shoplifting.

All deputies involved in the shooting at Pitts' residence have been placed on paid administrative leave.