Wayne Anthony Hawes
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Wayne Anthony Hawes
Wayne Anthony Hawes
Wayne Anthony Hawes was a 50 year old suspected criminal from Columbia County, Georgia.
Allegations
On April 22, 2016 Wayne Anthony Hawes was confirmed the suspect in the shooting murders of 5 people in Appling, Georgia.
The seperate shootings took place on Johnson Drive and Rosemont Road.
Three were shot in one location and two others were shot at a nearby subdivision.
Four victims were pronounced dead at the scene and the fifth died on the way to the hospital.
He led police on a manhunt.
Death
Wayne Anthony Hawes' body was later found by police inside his home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following the manhunt. [1]
According to authorities, Hawes “apparently snapped” after his wife informed him that she wanted a divorce.