Crime & Safety
Suspect in Barrow County Double Shooting Dies at Hospital
Auburn's police chief told the Barrow Journal that 29-year-old Shuaib Omar died at Gwinnett Medical Center.
The suspect in a double shooting that occurred Monday has died after having turned a gun on himself.
The reports Auburn Police Chief Paul Nadeau confirmed Tuesday that 29-year-old Shuaib Omar died at Gwinnett Medical Center.
Omar reportedly shot himself following a 90-minute standoff with police in Suwanee.
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Prior to the standoff, Omar is believed to have shot two women in an apparent domestic dispute at an Auburn apartment complex off Parks Mill Road.
One of the female victims, identified as Monica Ann Long, 32, is still alive and in stable condition, the Barrow Journal reports. The deceased female, reportedly Omar's girlfriend, was identified as 34-year-old Betty Marie Maddox.
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