Five dead and five injured in mass shooting in Georgia

Among the killed are police officers
Among the killed are police officers

Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said a police officer, who arrived at the scene of the shooting was also killed.

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The shooter, a 49-year-old man, was a former Georgian soldier who served from 2006-2021, including in Afghanistan, the minister said.

Authorities are investigating the incident; the motive of the shooter is unclear.

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When police broke into the shooter's apartment, they found him unconscious with a head wound, the interior minister added.

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