Couple Dead in Apparent Murder Suicide

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by Kristen Mangum

Dawson News & Advertiser

Two people are dead in what Dawson County authorities are calling a murder suicide.

The incident, involving Donnie and Jackie Johnson, both 62, allegedly occurred between 10:30 p.m. Friday and 6:30 p.m. Saturday at their residence on New Bethel Church Road off Highway 136 West in Dawsonville. A friend of the couple discovered their bodies after going to check on them, according to investigators.

“It appears the husband shot the wife in the chest with a rifle while she was laying in bed, then shot himself in the chest with the rifle,” said Dawson County Sheriff’s Lt. Tony Wooten.

Investigators are unclear about a possible motive. A note was not found at the scene.

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