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UPDATE: Police ID man killed in shootings at Moultrie home

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UPDATE 3/8/2013 10:56 a.m.

MOULTRIE, Ga. (WTXL)--Two men are now behind bars accused of murder.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents tell us 50-year old James Key of Moultrie was killed on Sunday when an excess of thirty shots were fired in the front yard of a home on Second Street Northwest.

They say 24-year old Antonio Williams was arrested Monday. 23-year old Derek Rushing was reportedly picked up from the Scottish Inn in Tifton and taken into custody Thursday. GBI agents say Rushing fired the shots. More charges are pending.

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MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) - Police have identified a man killed in gunfire that also wounded three other people at a home in Moultrie.

The Colquitt County Coroner's Office identified the man killed as 50-year-old James Key.

There are reports that the three others hit by gunshots were taken to Colquitt Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Authorities say Key, a woman, and two men were talking outside a home around 10 p.m. Sunday night when a gunman or gunmen opened fire on them.

Police say multiple shots were fired, and they were seeking suspects in the case.

Moultrie is about 200 miles south of Atlanta.