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Police: Georgia Man Killed Self During Shootout With Deputy

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CONYERS, Ga. (AP) - Investigators say a Georgia man who fatally shot two people inside a liquor store and wounded his parents killed himself after exchanging gunfire with a sheriff's deputy.   

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Friday that an autopsy done on the body of 36-year-old Jeffrey Pitts shows he died by "contact range gunshot wound of head."   

Authorities have said Pitts fatally shot a customer and a clerk at a liquor store in Conyers on Sunday in what may have been a dispute over an unpaid bill.  

Authorities have said Pitts then went home and shot his parents. When a deputy arrived, Pitts shot at him and the two exchanged gunfire.   

Authorities have said Pitts' parents were in stable condition.