Georgia gun shop owner, his wife and their teenage grandson who was visiting murdered in robbery – weapons stolen

When officers arrived at the scene around 8 p.m. Friday, they saw the bodies of the owner of Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range, his wife and their grandson 

Thomas Hawk, 75; his wife, Evelyn, 75; and their grandson, Luke, 17, were all found dead 

Victims are related to a Georgia coroner who discovered the bodies of his parents and son at the scene of a gun store robbery

Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk, 51, made the gruesome discovery at his parents’ shooting range, Lock Stock & Barrel, in Grantville, 50 miles southwest of Atlanta

When he arrived at the shop around 8 p.m. on Friday, Hawk found the lifeless bodies of Thomas and Evelyn Hawk, both aged 75, and 19-year-old, Luke, who was visiting his grandparents for Spring Break and helping in the shop

The Hawks had operated Lock Stock & Barrel for nearly 30 years. Their grandson was on spring break, helping his grandparents at the shop 

There are no suspects as of early Saturday, and no arrests have been made

Investigators said that as many as 40 guns and the range’s surveillance camera were also stolen

ATF and Georgia Bureau of Investigation say at least one armed person is wanted Saturday for the slaughter of a shooting range owner and his family in rural Georgia on Friday.
When officers arrived at the scene at Lock Stock & Barrel, in Granville around 8 p.m. Friday, they met the bodies of the owner of Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range, Thomas and Evelyn Hawk, both 75 and their grandson Luke Hawk, 19.
Police Chief Steve Whitlock said the Hawk family was well-known and well-respected in their small, tight-knit community.
The Hawks had operated Lock Stock & Barrel for nearly 30 years. Their teenage grandson was on spring break at the time.

The Hawks were also the parents of Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk, who made the discovery of the bodies of his parents and 19-year-old son at the scene of a gun store robbery-gone-wrong.
The 51-year-old coroner arrived at his parents’ shooting range, Lock Stock & Barrel, in Grantville, 50 miles southwest of Atlanta around 8 p.m. on Friday, Hawk found the lifeless bodies of his parents Thomas and Evelyn, both aged 75, and his son Luke, who was visiting his grandparents for Spring Break and helping in the shop.

‘This is just a shock to everybody in the community,’ Whitlock told The Associated Press. ‘We’re trying to do the best that we can to figure this out.’
Whitlock said investigators believe the robbery and shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Friday, which is when the range normally closes. 
The shop owners’ adult son son, Richard, came by the business and was the person who found the victims.

There are no suspects as of early Saturday, and no arrests have been made, he said. Investigators said that as many as 40 guns and the range’s surveillance camera were also stolen.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating, but when contacted Saturday referred all inquiries to Grantville Police. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was also called in due to the amount of weapons taken. Whitlock said he´s grateful for the help from other law enforcement agencies in the investigation.

‘We’re just a small town, 12 officers. I’ve been here eight years and have never had to investigate anything like this. It’s been kind of hard on us. The crime rate is really, really low,’ he said.
A reward of $15,000 has been posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers in the case, according to the ATF Atlanta office’s Twitter feed.
‘ATF and our law enforcement partners will work tirelessly to bring the killer(s) to justice,’ ATF Atlanta Field Division Special Agent in Charge Benjamin P. Gibbons said in a statement.
‘The brutality of these senseless murders along with the fact that these killer(s) have acquired additional firearms makes solving this case our top priority.’

The Hawks had operated Lock Stock & Barrel for nearly 30 years is in rural Coweta County, about 50 miles southwest of Atlanta. Their grandson was on spring break, helping his grandparents at the shop.
Police are asking any witnesses to come forward. Whitlock said they don’t have any video evidence to work with right now.
‘Anyone having driven by the shooting range during the time frame of 530pm to 630 pm that may have seen vehicles other than a white Ford dually truck and a black Ford expedition are asked to contact the police department,’ Grantville police said in their Facebook statement.