three members of the family killed in capturing vary in Georgia

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. (WGCL/Gray News) — A $15,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the killing of three people during an armed robbery at a gun range in Grantville, Georgia, is responsible.

According to police, the robbery happened just after 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Lock Stock & Barrel shooting range. When police arrived at the scene, they found that the owner of the area, his wife and their grandson had been murdered.

Police have identified the owner as Richard “Tommy” Hawk.

“It’s really hard because we don’t have stuff like that here in Grantville,” Grantville Police Chief Steve Whitlock told WGCL. “I’ve been doing law enforcement for a little over 40 years, and whoever did that, that was, that was kind of different.”

Police said about 40 firearms and the DVR surveillance camera were stolen from the scene.

Both the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the ATF were called in to help investigate the case. The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office is also assisting in the investigation.

The ATF, along with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, announced the combined reward Saturday morning.

“ATF and our law enforcement partners will work tirelessly to bring the killer(s) to justice,” said Atlanta Field Division Special Agent Benjamin P. Gibbons. “The brutality of these senseless murders combined with the fact that these killers acquired additional firearms makes solving this case our top priority.”

Police are asking for the community’s help in gathering information about the incident. They said anyone in the area who drove past the track between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday may have seen vehicles other than a “white Ford dual truck” and a black Ford Expedition.

Meanwhile, family friends told WGCL that this loss is hitting the community hard.

“It’s a loss to the community and everyone,” said longtime friend Tony. “I don’t understand why anyone would take their own life. You were so nice. They would do anything.”

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