By Associated Press - Monday, May 19, 2014

AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) - Police say two people are dead and two others suffered injuries during a shootout in a metro Atlanta neighborhood.

WSB-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1nYjhQd ) witnesses reported hearing six to eight gunshots Sunday evening in a Cobb County neighborhood near Austell. Resident Elizabeth Rodriguez said one of the men who was shot begged for help from bystanders, then left the scene with a man who pulled up in a car.

Police dogs were used to search the area after the shootings. Police said they were looking for a man with a gray hoodie and long dreadlocks.



Names of the people who were killed were not immediately released. No arrests have been announced.

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Information from: WSB-TV, https://www.wsbtv.com/index.html

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