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One dead, two others injured in shooting in south Newton subdivision
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COVINGTON, Ga. — One person has died and two others were injured following a shooting Monday in a subdivision off Hwy. 162 in Newton County.

Newton County Sheriff's Office officials were investigating the shooting in the Wildcat Creek Estates subdivision south of Covington around 3 p.m. Monday,  WSB-TV reported.

Officials said when officers arrived, they were told two people had been shot. 

Investigators told WSB they found a man shot inside a parked car on Woodcreek Court. They believe two other shooting victims managed to get to the hospital by private vehicles, the station reported.

Investigators are still working to determine what led to the shooting, WSB reported. The identities of the victims have not been released and no one has been taken into custody.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Newton County Sheriff’s Office.

This is a developing story.