Two Dead in Banks County Incident

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia

Two people are dead after a shooting over the weekend in Banks County.

It happened about 1:30 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 2300 block of Georgia Highway 198.

Banks County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Sergeant Carissa McFaddin said the shootings appear to have been the result of an argument.

“Deputies responded Sunday to a report of a double shooting,” said Banks County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Carissa McFaddin. “Upon arrival, deputies were met by family members who advised that two male subjects were involved in a domestic dispute where a firearm had been used. Deputies found that both male subjects were deceased at the scene.”

McFaddin says the names of the two victims is being withheld pending notification of family members.