UPDATED THURSDAY, 9:55 A.M.
Cobb Police are saying this morning that the two people shot suffered serious injuries and were taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital.
They are Gordon Montcalm, 37, of Buchanan, Ga., and Jake Horne, 21, of Kennesaw. Officer Neil Penirelli, a spokesman for Cobb Police, said Montcalm suffered multiple gunshot wounds and Horne was shot in the head.
Both men were at the Wellington Lane home doing electrical contracting work, and the shootings took place as they were trying to leave the residence at the end of the work day, around 2:25 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
UPDATED, THURSDAY, 8:50 A.M.:
We’re still awaiting further information from Cobb Police about Wednesday’s double shooting in an East Cobb neighborhood, but Cobb Sheriff’s Office records show that a Wellington Lane resident was booked overnight.
He’s Larry Epstein, age 68, of 1963 Wellington Lane. He’s facing four felony counts, two for aggravated assault, and two for aggravated battery, and is being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.
UPDATED, 4:30 P.M.:
A man has been taken into custody and the two people shot have been taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital. No names or conditions of any of the individuals have been released.
Cobb Police said the incident resulted from a dispute with home contractors and that another person was questioned as a witness.
Sgt. Wayne Delk of Cobb Police said that the Crimes Against Persons Unit is continuing the investigation as law enforcement personnel are leaving the scene.
ORIGINAL STORY, 3:25 P.M.:
Cobb Police are at the scene of a double shooting at a residence on Wellington Lane in East Cobb.
Sgt. Wayne Delk, a Cobb Police spokesman, told East Cobb News around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday that two people have been shot, but there’s no word yet on their condition.
He said that’s all the information he has for the moment, including a specific address.
A reader told East Cobb News there’s heavy police presence on that street, and that she saw SWAT personnel headed to the scene.
Wellington Lane is a residential street in the Kensington subdivision, south of Oak Lane and north of Sewell Mill Road.
A Kensington resident told East Cobb News that “they have us pretty blocked in but not giving any info. They are in SWAT gear with guns drawn.”
She said police have been on the scene since right before 3 p.m.
The police presence included a mobile command truck.
Cobb DOT is saying there are major traffic delays along Johnson Ferry northbound near Sewell Mill Road due to the police activity.
We’ll be updating this story.
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