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<p>ATLANTA &#8212; The daughter of northeast Georgia man suspected of shooting five people to death before killing himself says her father was a &#8220;ticking time bomb.&#8221;</p><p>Lauren Hawes told The Associated Press on Saturday that she and her 1-year-old daughter hid in a neighbor&#8217;s house &#8212; barely escaping with their lives &#8212; while her father, Wayne Anthony Hawes, 50, went on a bloody rampage and killed five people, including her grandmother and cousin.</p><p>&#8220;He made threats before, but we never thought it would be at this capacity,&#8221; Lauren Hawes said. &#8220;He&#8217;s been kind of a ticking time bomb if you want to put in a few words.&#8221;</p><p>Capt. Andy Shedd of the Columbia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in a statement that the Friday night shootings stemmed from a domestic dispute that left three men and two women dead at two separate locations within about a mile of each other. The body of shooting suspect Hawes was recovered Saturday by authorities in his home in Appling.</p><p>Lauren Hawes confirmed that the bloodshed was connected to a domestic dispute between her parents: her mother had walked out on her father just a week ago. Angela Dent had left before &#8212; but this time, she took her possessions with her to prevent Hawes from destroying them as he had done in the past.</p><p>After Dent&#8217;s departure, Wayne Hawes bottomed out emotionally.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s done things that were questionable in the past, but never to this extent. This is very surprising. We thought he could possibly hurt himself, but not others,&#8221; said Lauren Hawes.</p><p>The rampage began Friday evening, when sheriff deputies responded to a home at about 8 p.m. and found three victims. Authorities then were called to a second home nearby, where two other victims were found.</p><p>&#8220;We believe the two shootings were related based on witness accounts,&#8221; Shedd said. When authorities reached Hawes&#8217; house and entered, they found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. They also found evidence that he attempted to set the house on fire.</p><p>The victims were identified as Roosevelt Burns, 75; Rheba Mae Dent, 85; Trequila Clark, 31; Lizzy Williams, 59; and Shelly Williams, 62. One of the female victims died on the way to the hospital, Shedd said. The others were dead at the scene.</p><p>&#8220;We believe some of the victims were related to the suspect&#8217;s wife,&#8221; Shedd said.</p><p>Lauren Hawes said Rheba Mae Dent was her grandmother, and her cousin was Trequila Clark. She said her grandmother was retired and her cousin was a registered nurse, who graduated from Augusta State University in 2012. She said Roosevelt Burns was her grandmother&#8217;s brother.</p><p>An investigation is ongoing.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This undated photo provided by courtesy of WRDW/WAGT Augusta and Columbia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office shows Wayne Anthony Hawes. Georgia authorities say a man suspected in two shootings that left multiple people dead has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Captain Andy Shedd with the Columbia County Sheriff&#8217;s office says 50-year-old Hawes&#8217; body was recovered Saturday by authorities in his northeastern Georgia home. (WRDW/WAGT Augusta/Columbia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_109944980-05d49a7278804d9ba4dfde9af6e2bffd.jpg</photo0><caption0>This undated photo provided by courtesy of WRDW/WAGT Augusta and Columbia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office shows Wayne Anthony Hawes. Georgia authorities say a man suspected in two shootings that left multiple people dead has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Captain Andy Shedd with the Columbia County Sheriff&#8217;s office says 50-year-old Hawes&#8217; body was recovered Saturday by authorities in his northeastern Georgia home. (WRDW/WAGT Augusta/Columbia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office via AP) </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_109944980-4697320315254d4bbb6b7bb6501aea6c.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">In this photo provided by courtesy of WRDW/WAGT Augusta, Columbia County Sheriff deputies investigate the scene of a shooting on Friday night, April 22, 2016, in Appling, Ga. Officials say multiple people have been killed in two shootings in northeastern Georgia. (Courtesy WRDW/WAGT Augusta via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_109944980-4697320315254d4bbb6b7bb6501aea6c.jpg</photo1><caption1>In this photo provided by courtesy of WRDW/WAGT Augusta, Columbia County Sheriff deputies investigate the scene of a shooting on Friday night, April 22, 2016, in Appling, Ga. Officials say multiple people have been killed in two shootings in northeastern Georgia. (Courtesy WRDW/WAGT Augusta via AP) </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_109944980-1899050017904f0ab91e43a57655db83.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">In this photo provided by courtesy of WRDW/WAGT Augusta, Columbia County Sheriff deputies investigate the scene of a shooting on Friday night, April 22, 2016, in Appling, Ga. Officials say multiple people have been killed in two shootings in northeastern Georgia. (Courtesy WRDW/WAGT Augusta via AP) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_109944980-1899050017904f0ab91e43a57655db83.jpg</photo2><caption2>In this photo provided by courtesy of WRDW/WAGT Augusta, Columbia County Sheriff deputies investigate the scene of a shooting on Friday night, April 22, 2016, in Appling, Ga. Officials say multiple people have been killed in two shootings in northeastern Georgia. (Courtesy WRDW/WAGT Augusta via AP) </caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jonathan Landrum, Jr.</p><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

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