(CNN) Five people were shot dead in two separate locations in a town in eastern Georgia, and authorities say it's the work of one gunman.
The incidents occurred in Appling, where authorities first discovered two women and a man fatally shot at one address, said Capt. Andy Shedd of Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
Shortly thereafter, police got a call of another crime scene a half-mile away in the same town. There they found two other people shot dead -- a man and a woman, he said.
Shedd said a manhunt is underway for the gunman. The man considered a suspect knows all the victims, but it's unclear whether he is related to them.
Authorities are not releasing their identities.
The incidents occurred in Appling, where authorities first discovered two women and a man fatally shot at one address, said Capt. Andy Shedd of Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
Shortly thereafter, police got a call of another crime scene a half-mile away in the same town. There they found two other people shot dead -- a man and a woman, he said.
Shedd said a manhunt is underway for the gunman. The man considered a suspect knows all the victims, but it's unclear whether he is related to them.
Authorities are not releasing their identities.