The murder of two children followed by the suicide of the father who killed them struck Oakley Township subdivision Monday night. The motive for the killings is unknown.

Chad Payne, 32, of 7496 Sandstone Lane, shot his seven year-old step-son and his two year-old daughter in the head at shortly after 10 p.m. then turned the gun on himself, according to Fulton County Police spokesman Gary Syblis. Payne and his little daughter died at the scene. The seven year-old step-son died at Egleston Hospital, Syblis said.

Syblis said officers were dispatched to the Oakley Industrial Boulevard subdivision at 10:22 p.m. Though the full circumstances of the incident are unknown, Syblis said Payne apparently chased his wife out of the house then ran back inside and took his own life. The time of the childrens’ deaths is not known, he said.

No motive for the killings has been established at this time, Syblis said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.

The shootings occurred at a Sandstone Lane residence at Oakely Township subdivision on Oakley Industrial Boulevard.

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