4 killed, including officer and suspect, in Clayton County shooting

Four people are dead, including a police officer, after officers responded to a domestic disturbance call Tuesday in Clayton County.

According to WSB-TV, Field Training Officer Henry Laxson was fatally shot, along with two women and the suspected shooter, Clayton County police said.

A child and another officer were also shot, Clayton County Police Chief Kevin Roberts said.

The child is in critical but stable condition. The officer, identified as Alex Chandler, is expected to survive.

The preliminary information indicates that at 8:38 p.m., the Clayton County Police Department received 911 calls about a domestic disturbance in Rex, Georgia.

As officers were responding to the scene, additional 911 calls indicated that shots had been fired. When officers arrived, they encountered an armed man who shot and killed Clayton County Police Department Officer Henry Laxson and wounded another Clayton County Police Department officer. 

Officers on scene returned fire, hitting the man, who died on scene. Officers later determined that the man had just shot and killed two women and also shot a 12 year-old boy in the face just prior to officers arriving.

Officer Laxson was taken to Piedmont Henry Hospital where he died. The injured officer was taken to a local area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.  The GBI will perform an autopsy on the suspect in the triple shooting investigation. 

Police did not identify the victims or the shooter.

Laxson is the third north Georgia police officer killed in the line of duty since November, WSB-TV reports.

Henry County Officer Paramhans Desai was shot as he attempted to make an arrest on Nov. 5. He died from his injuries days later.

Jackson County Deputy Lena Marshall was also shot at a separate call on Nov. 5 when she responded to a domestic incident. She died from her injuries on Nov. 8.