Son Paul Martin shoots father then turns gun on himself

Son Paul Martin shoots father then turns gun on himself

HALL COUNTY, GA  - One Hall County family is mourning the loss of a husband and son after an apparent murder-suicide that occurred late Saturday night.

Officials say 29-year-old Cameron Clark Martin contacted his family indicating that he was suicidal on Oct. 30.

Paul, Martin’s 56-year-old father, went to check on his son at the residence in the 2300 block of Thompson Mill Road and was subsequently shot.

Hall County SWAT were unsuccessful in their attempts to make contact with the son before he shot himself.

The case remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.

The home on Thompson Mill Road was quiet on Monday after a son and father were found dead on Saturday. The Hall County Sheriff's Office believes Cameron Clark Martin killed his father, Paul Cowan Martin, in a murder-suicide. - photo by Nick Bowman

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