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Siblings Killed In Georgia Home Invasion

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP/KDKA) - Police are investigating a deadly home invasion involving children in Georgia.

Officers found an 11-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy shot to death inside a house in Jonesboro on Saturday morning. The two were siblings.

Daveon Coates, 15, was one of the oldest children in the home. He and his sister, 11-year-old Tatiyana Coates, were shot to death during the home invasion. Police said they received the call from another child in the Jonesboro home around 5 a.m. on Saturday, CBS affiliate WGCL reports.

Police say it appears two families live in the home but no parents were there at the time of the shootings.

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Clayton County Police Chief Michael Register described the incident as tragic and senseless. He says there are no suspects at this time, but police are investigating several leads.

Police said they're trying to figure out whether anything was stolen from the home in order to piece together a motive for the shooting.

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