Thursday March 28th, 2024 7:32PM

Hall County authorities release names of victims in double murder-suicide

By AccessWDUN Staff
The Hall County Sheriff's Office Thursday morning released the names of the three people who were found dead in Gainesville Wednesday morning in a suspected double murder-suicide.
 
According to a press release from the agency, Ruth Newberry and Ruby Newberry were identified as the two victims in the incident in the 4200 block of Holland Drive. The two were 57 and twin sisters. 
 
The man who was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound was identified as Andrew Newberry, 24. Andrew was the son of Ruth Newberry.
 
The bodies of the two women are undergoing autopsies to determine their exact cause of death. 
 
The agency was called to the scene at about 11:30 a.m. All three of those involved in the incident lived at the home. There is no known motive for the crimes.
 
Original story published Wed. at 5:40 p.m.:
 
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide after three adults’ bodies were found in Gainesville Wednesday morning.
 
According to the agency, two women’s bodies were discovered in the bedroom of a home in the 4200 block of Holland Drive.
 
“The body of a man, believed to be responsible for the women’s deaths, was found in the living room of the residence; he was dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” a release from the agency reads.
 
There is no known motive for the crime at this time, and the cause of death is under investigation for the female victims.
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