BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. — An investigation is underway after two people were found dead in southeast Georgia, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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On Tuesday, around 7:45 p.m., Brooklet police and Bulloch County deputies were called to a report about an unresponsive child locked in a vehicle at Brooklet City Park.
When authorities arrived, they opened the vehicle and found a child dead in the backseat with an apparent gunshot wound.
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Officials said a man was found dead in the front seat from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the GBI, a handgun was found on his lap.
The GBI identified the victims as James Lee Mayo,37, and his 9-year-old daughter, Emily Grace Mayo.
Their bodies will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office in Pooler for autopsies.
The investigation is ongoing.
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