GRANTYWLE, Georgia – A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal gun robbery in a Georgia gunfield that killed three family members last week.
Jacob Christian Muse of College Park has been charged with three counts of manslaughter, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a press release Friday.
When Grantville officers arrived at the Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range on the night of April 8, they found the bodies of the gunman, along with his wife and grandson. The victims were identified as Thomas Hawk, 75; Evelyn Hawk, 75; and Luke Hawk, 17.
Investigators said about 40 weapons and a surveillance camera were stolen.
The shooting range is in the rural county of Coweta, about 50 miles (about 80 kilometers) southwest of Atlanta.
Police Chief Steve Whitlock said Hawk’s family is well known and respected in their small, cohesive community. The Hawks ruled Lock Stock & Barrel for almost 30 years. Their grandson was on spring break, helping his grandparents at the store.
Muse is being held in Coweta County Jail, officials said. Authorities did not release additional information about his arrest, and it was unclear whether Muse had a lawyer who could comment.
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