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>>> THERE ARE 4@SO MANY QUESTIO
TONIGHT AFTER A MOTHER 4@AND 4@
GROWN CHILDREN ALL FOUND DEAD
IN COBB COUNTY.
>> THIS FAMILY IS WELL-KNOWN IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR COMMUNITY. THE FAMILY IS LIFE LONG FRIENDS
WITH THE MAYOR'S FAMILY.
THE 20-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 24
SON WORKED IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, AND THEY POSTED PHOTOS
ON FACEBOOK.
ON FACEBOOK. FROM THE OUTSIDE THEY SEEMED
HAPPY AND IT IS HARDER TO
UNDERSTAND WHY SHE IS THE 4@4@O
WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER.
>> WE BEGIN WITH DOUG RICHARDS
WHO HAS 4@NEW INFORMATION.
>> POLICE SAY THIS IS A CASE OF
A 58-YEAR-OLD WHO SHOT AND
KILLED HER ADULT SON AND
DAUGHTER INSIDE OF HER HOME
YESTERDAY AND THEN THE WOMAN
SHOT AND KILLED HERSELF.
IT'S A STORY BREAKING HEARTS
FROM COBB COUNTY 4@TO ATLANTA
CITY HALL.
CITY HALL. >> THE MOTHER OF DAUGHTER ERIN
AND SON COUNTRY.
THE MOTHER FIRED THE SHOWS THAT
KILLED ALL 4@THREE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >>
NIGHT. >> WE DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING,
THERE'S NO SIGN OF ANY, YOU
KNOW, VIOLENCE HAPPENING --
>> KELLY LIVES NEXT DOOR TO THE
CONDO THAT POLICE VISITED AND
SHE IS A NEIGHBOR WHO GOT TO
KNOW AND APPRECIATE THE FAMILY.
>> THEY WERE A NICE FAMILY,
CHILDREN, ERIN AND 4@4@CHRIS HA
EXCEEDINGLY PROMISING FUTURES,
BITE, NICE 4@PEOPLE.
>> AND THE MOTHER LIVED 4@WITH
SURGEON, AND 4@ERIN EDWARDS WAS
AN INTERN IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
LAST SUMMER AND CHRIS EDWARDS
WAS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE IN THE
MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE.
IN A STATEMENT, DERRICK AND I
JOINED THE GREATER ATLANTA
COMMUNITY IN THE LOSS OF THE
EDWARDS 4@FAMILY.
EDWARDS 4@FAMILY. CHRIS AND ERIN WERE BEAUTIFUL
ADULTS.
4@
>>
>> WELL
>> WELL EDUCATED, FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL, JUST BRIGHT PEOPLE.
YEAH, IT MAKES4@ IT, YOU KNOW A
LOT HARDER, JUST TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT WENT WRONG 4@AND WHAT
HAPPENED, WHAT CAUSED THIS.
>> WELL, THE MOTHER 4@WHO FIRED
THE SHOTS, 4@MARCIA WAS A
PHYSICIAN WHO OWNED A MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT SUPPLY K THEY
COMMUNICATED WITH PEOPLE IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE WHO KNEW AND
WORKED WITH CHRIS EDWARDS,
THEY'RE CRUSHED.
THEY'RE CRUSHED. 4@>> IT'S A STORY UNLIKE ANYTHI
WE'VE EVER HEARD.
SO MANY OF YOU ARE WONDERING
WHAT WOULD CAUSE A MER TO END
THE LIVES OF HER CHILDREN,
ADULT CHILDREN AND THEN TAKE
HER OWN LIFE.
>> JENNIFER BELLAMY HAS 4@BEEN
LOOKING INTO THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN EDWARDS AND HER SON AND
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER. THEY HAD THEM LOOK AT EDWARDS
AND FACEBOOK, SHOWING A MOTHER
WHO LOVED HER CHILDREN AND IS
PROUD OF THEM.
>> THE FACEBOOK PAGE IS FILLED
WITH IMAGES OF HER CHILDREN.
CHRIS AND ERIN, AND THEY
CELEBRATED THE BIRTHDAY IN
JUNE, AND CALLED HER DAUGHTER 4@
ERI.
ERI.
ERI. IN
ERI. IN THE BEST GIRL.
SHE POSTED MULTIPLE TIMES THE
TRIP TO ITALY WITH HER4@
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER. VIDEOS WERE IN SELF DAYS, SHE
VISITED SEVERAL SITES AND POSED
FOR THE CAMERA AND SHE POSTED
PICTURES TO INDEPENDENCE DAY
TRIP AND SHE POSTED ABOUT THE
INTERNSHIP WITH THE CITY OF
ATLANTA AND CNN, AND SHE
INTERNED FOR NBC AND TRAVELED
TO NEW YORK TO SEE HER OVER THE
STUDY.
STUDY.
STUDY. SHE 4@WAS STUDYING AT BOSTON
UNIVERSITY AND TAGGED HER
MOTHER IN POSTS SHARING 4@
PICTURES OF THEM TOGETHER AND
WRITING HOW PROUD SHE HAD 4@
ACCOMPLISHED AS A MOTHER FOR A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND BEING
ONE OF THE 100 OF THE MOST
POWERFUL WOMEN IN 2018.
CHRIS
CHRIS GRADUATING IN 2013ERIN IN 2017.
2017.
2017. THE
2017. THE SCHOOL POSTED ABOUT THE
LOSS, SAG THEY WERE EXEMPLARY
STUDENTS BELOVED IN THEIR
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, A LOT OF
SADNESS AMONG FAMILY AND
FRIENDS AND CONFUSION AND SHOCK
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> NOTHING, BUT SUCCESS IN THIS
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. ALTHOUGH OF THEM 4@HAVE KNOWN
FROM WOODWARD ACADEMY TO THEIR
CAREERS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE. >> IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WERE SO
CLOSE.
CLOSE.
CLOSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >>> THE YOUNG MAN HERE, CHRIS
EDWARDS DREAMED OF WORKING IN
SPORTS JOURNALISM HERE IN
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. HE HAD SEVERAL CONNECTIONS AT
11 ALIVE IN THE CITY OF
ATLANTA'S FILM AND
ENTERTAINMENT OFFICE.
ENTERTAINMENT OFFICE. HIS CONNECTION, A REPORTER
BECAME HIS MENTOR.
>> I SAW HIM AT THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF BLACK
JOURNALIST.
JOURNALIST. WHEN I SAW HIM, IT WAS LIKE
SEEING A FAMILY MEMBER.
WE HUGGED AND TALKED AND CAUGHT
UP ON LIFE, GOOD TO SEE HIM,
BU4@T I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS TH
LAST TIME I SAW HIM.
>> THREE PEOPLE FOUND SHOT AND
KILLED INSIDE OF A TOWN 4@4@HOM
THEIR BODIES DISCOVERED AFTER
OFFICERS PERFORMED A WELFARE
CHECK.
CHECK.
CHECK. HE'S LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING.
>> WHEN I WAS REPORTING ON THE
STORY THIS MORNING, I HAD NO
IDEA IT WAS SOMEONE I KNEW AND
IT WOULD IMPACT ME SO DIRECT
LIVE.
LIVE.
LIVE. HE'S BEEN A HAPPY, JOLLY PERSON
WHO SMILED THROUGH ANYTHING AND
EVERYTHING, HIS PRESENCE WAS
VERY VIBRANT, WELCOMING, HIS
ATTITUDE ON LIFE WAS CONTAGIOUS
AND YOU FELT GOOD ABOUT LIFE
WHEN YOU SAW HIM.
HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE PERSON,
PASSIONATE ABOUT JOURNALISM,
BUT EVEN MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT
SPORTS, HE HAD BIG DREAMS, HE
HAD INTERESTS IN SPORTS 4@HIS
ENTIRE LIFE AND, HE WAS LOOKING
FORWARD TO WHAT THE NEXT
CHAPTER OF HIS LIFE WOULD BE,
AND NOW HE WON'T GET A CHANCE
TO SEE IT.
WE'RE GOIN4@G TO MISS HIM.
>> NAOMI SAID HE WOULD ALWAYS
LIGHT UP A ROOM.
WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
INSIDE OF THE EDWARDS' HOME
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT. THEY BELIEVE THAT THE
CHILDREN'S MOTHER IS TAKING OFF
THEIR OWN LIFE.
PLEASE, CALL THE NATIONAL
SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFE LINE,
IT'S ON THE SCREEN, SOMEONE IS
AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, MANY
OF THE AGENCIES AND