1 man and 3 children found dead in car in Norcross Park: police

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – An adult and three children were found dead in a car in Gwinnett County on Wednesday, according to police.

It was around 1 a.m. and when the officer approached the four-door car, police said he saw four bodies inside. Police said they included an adult man, two girls and a boy, adding that the children were of elementary and middle school age.

“It appears that the adult is the parent of the three children,” police said, adding that the man was sitting in the front seat.

Officers said homicide detectives and detectives were on their way to the area to investigate and said they were treating the incident as a murder-suicide.

Police did not provide further details on how the people died, but said the injuries included gunshots.