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Four killed and one wounded in shootings in Sardis, Georgia; suspect died after exchange with deputies

Officials said four people were killed and one was wounded across three locations in the Georgia town, according to BNO News, which published its account in August 2026; the investigation is developing.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 12, 2026, 1:55 a.m. ET

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people were killed and one person was wounded in a series of shootings in , , officials said, according to BNO News, which published its account in August 2026. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. A note on timing: the available sourcing places the events on a Saturday and the following Sunday but does not give calendar dates for them. The only date this story can anchor to is the August 2026 publication of the BNO News report cited below. The weekday references that follow are reproduced as the sources give them. The first location deputies were sent to was an RV on Screven Street in the town of , shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, where they found the surviving victim, who had been shot once in the chest and twice in the arm, according to incident reports obtained by WJBF. About 8:41 p.m. on Sunday evening, a man and a woman found dead inside a home on Twin Lakes Drive were pronounced dead, and at about 10:17 p.m., two women found dead in a home on Tom Bargeron Road were pronounced dead, according to BNO News' account of deputies' response. Officials have described the locations only to the level of the . The suspect is dead, BNO News reported: he was shot after deputies returned fire and was pronounced dead at the scene. An independent response team is investigating the deputy-involved shooting. No motive has been established, and the sequence of events has not been fully accounted for by officials. The number of casualties reported early in an incident is often revised; the figures above are those attributed to officials by BNO News. This is a developing story.

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