Investigators: Michael Cantrell and Wesley Watson found dead inside Coweta Co. home
Authorities are investigating a double homicide in Coweta County.
Investigators believe Michael Cantrell, 20, and his friend Wesley Watson, 26, were murdered sometime oveight at a home on Widgeon Drive just southwest of Newnan. Their bodies were discovered after neighbors called police around 1:30 Monday afteoon. Investigators say they were fatally shot.
Investigators say Cantrell lived at the home with his parents, who were out-of-state whenever the two were shot.
GBI has been called in to investigating the crime scene while sheriff's deputies are interviewing neighbors.
No suspects have been identified at this time.
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