Man accused of killing parents in Thanksgiving shooting

Friday, November 27th, 2015, 7:20pm

ACWORTH, Ga. – A 34-year-old man is being held without bond after being accused of killing his parents on Thanksgiving Day.

According to police, Dustin Ray Dixon fired several shots inside his family’s home on Camden Lake Drive in Acworth.

Dixon's sister and grandmother managed to escape after hiding behind a car and a house nearby. His mother, 60-year-old Ellen DeLoach, never made it past the front porch. Her husband – Dixon’s stepfather – Bradley DeLoach, 58, was also killed.

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Friday, November 27th, 2015, 3:21pm

ACWORTH, Ga. -- Cobb County police say a man killed his mom and stepdad Thursday in their home.

A spokesperson for the Cobb County Police Department said a shooting call came in around 7 p.m. after neighbors reported hearing gunshots.

Police arrived to find two people dead in the 5300 block of Camden Lake Drive.

The victims are husband and wife pair Michael Bradley DeLoach, 58, and Ellen Deloach, 60. There were also two other family members home during the shooting that were able to escape without injuries.

Dustin Ray Dixon, 34, of Marietta is charged with double murder. He also has four counts of aggravated assault and four counts of possession of a firearm or knife.

Stay with 11Alive for updates on this developing story.

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Friday, November 27th, 2015, 1:19am

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ACWORTH, Ga. -- Police have taken one suspect into custody after finding two people dead in Acworth, Ga. Thursday.

A spokesperson for the Cobb County Police Department said that the call came in around 7 p.m. when neighbors heard gunshots.

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Saturday, November 21st, 2015, 4:19pm

COBB COUNTY, Ga. (WXIA) – The father and grandmother of Abbey Hebert, the teen stabbed to death a week ago – by her teenaged step-cousin, Olivia Smith, according to police – said Friday they can’t understand how Olivia’s love for Abbey suddenly turned to hate, rage and murder.

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Tuesday, November 17th, 2015, 3:45pm

ACWORTH, Ga. -- Police say toxicology tests will be performed on both the suspect and the victim in a fatal stabbing that left an Allatoona High School Senior dead Saturday.

According to a search warrant obtained by 11Alive News, the suspect, 18-year-old Olivia Nichole Smith admitted to stabbing 17-year-old Abbey Hebert. She allegedly told police she and the victim had smoked marijuana shortly before they got in an argument.

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