Crime & Safety
Update: Man Dead After Shooting 2 In Canton Home, Killing One
Two children were unharmed after shots were fired inside a Canton home, killing one woman and critically injuring another.
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UPDATE, Tuesday at 10 a.m.: Christopher Thomas, 30, of Acworth, died overnight at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital from injuries from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
CANTON, GA — Cherokee Sheriff's are searching for a man they say fatally shot one woman and critically shot another.
Deputies responded to a domestic dispute with shots fired at 9:45 p.m. on Sunday night to a house on Autumn Brook Drive in Canton. They found two people inside the home had been shot.
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Victoria Thomas, 30, of Canton, was dead. Victoria's mother, Myrna Garcia, 68, of Canton, had severe injuries and was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, where she is currently in critical condition.
Myrna was holding her 4-month-old grandchild when she was shot. The infant was not injured, but was also transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital to be evaluated. A 10-year-old was also inside the house at the time of the shooting, but was not injured.
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Deputies arrived three minutes after being dispatched by Cherokee 911, but the suspect, Christopher Thomas, 30, of Acworth, had already left the scene.
Cherokee detectives are searching for Thomas. He is possibly driving a black Kia sedan. Witnesses said he was wearing a hat or bandanna at the time of the incident, so officials are unable to confirm the current length of his hair.
If anyone sees or has knowledge of his whereabouts, they are urged to call 911.
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