Conyers, Mar 20 (AP) Three people are dead in what authorities said was a shooting in an Atlanta-area home early on Monday, according to a news report.

The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office received a report of gunshots at 12:10 am in the Honey Creek Country Club neighbourhood of Conyers, Georgia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Atlanta, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

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Deputies arrived and found three people who had been shot. The victims, who were not immediately identified, were pronounced dead at the scene.

A suspect who was not immediately identified was in custody and an investigation was ongoing early Monday, according to the sheriff's office.

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Officials with the sheriff's office planned to release more information later on Monday.(AP)

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