FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - A quiet Hall County neighborhood was left shaken after deputies say a man shot and killed a Gainesville woman before turning the gun on himself Saturday afternoon, leaving a young child unharmed but deeply traumatized.

Buchnell Court murder-suicide

What we know:

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the 5400 block of Bushnell Court just before 3 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived, they found a 50-year-old woman dead at the doorway and the 51-year-old man dead in the basement. Investigators said a nine-year-old girl inside the home witnessed the shooting and hid in a closet before contacting a friend on FaceTime. That friend’s parents called 911.

Deputies said a nine-year-old child was inside the home at the time but was not physically harme

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