Deputies

answering a 911 call Tuesday morning uncovered

perhaps the largest mass murder in Fayette County

history, with four women fatally shot in a

subdivision east of Fayetteville.

Two

adult females, along with a 16-year-old girl and

a 3-year-old girl, were found dead inside the

home at 225 Deer Forest Rd., Sheriff Randall

Johnson said at a Tuesday afternoon press

conference.

suspect, identified only as a 65-year-old male,

was found outside the house when deputies arrived

and surrendered to authorities without incident.

He gave a statement, but Johnson and District

Attorney Bill McBroom refused to divulge any

details.

Authorities

were still attempting to notify next of kin at

the time of the press conference, so the victims

were not identified by press deadline.

Johnson

said the suspect, who has not been charged, was

probably related to the victims, but would not

say anything beyond that. He is in the Fayette

County Jail and has no prior criminal history,

Johnson said.

Deputies

also recovered what they believe is the weapon

used in the killings, pending ballistic tests.

Johnson,

who has been Fayette County's sheriff for 23

years, said he does not know of a similar

situation with as many murders in the county's

history.

Authorities

were not certain at the time of the press

conference who placed the 911 call.

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