Two older sisters in Georgia were found dead on Sunday, September 19, and the authorities are currently looking into the possibility of a murder-suicide.
In a social media statement released this week, the Chatham County Police Department confirmed that at approximately 5:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, officers arrived at the sisters’ residence and found them deceased with what were described as “apparent gunshot wounds.”
The women who died were sisters, according to eyewitnesses, the police statement added. “According to eyewitnesses, one of the sisters broke into the house, shot her sister, and then resorted to shooting herself.”
The two sisters’ postmortem findings are pending receipt, according to the Chatham County Police statement, which added that “the investigation is active and ongoing.”
The two women, Deborah Hudson (71 years old) and Deloris Hooker (70 years old), have been identified by the Chatham County Coroner’s Office, according to local news outlets WJCL and the Savannah Morning News.
Witnesses informed local news station WTOC that the sisters were caring for their 98-year-old father when the shooting occurred and that the siblings had “ongoing issues” that had persisted for a long time.
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Hooker, the younger sister, reportedly tried to persuade Hudson and their father to let her live with them after becoming homeless, according to witnesses interviewed by WTOC.
Hooker allegedly shot Hudson in the chest after breaking into the house through the back door, according to neighbors who spoke with the media source. Hooker then turned the gun on herself.
To get an update on the investigation, PEOPLE has contacted a representative from the Chatham County Police Department.
