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2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at funeral in Atlanta suburb

DeKalb County police say two people were fatally shot at a funeral on Thursday. The funeral was being held for Ryan Guider (left, top left corner). Marcus Ventress (right, top left corner) was wanted for Guider's murder. WGCL

(CBS/AP) ATLANTA - Gunfire erupted in a church parking lot as a funeral wrapped up Thursday in an Atlanta suburb, leaving two people dead and another two wounded.

Police have not made any arrests in the shooting at Victory for the World Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, said DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish.

Kenneth Samuel, the senior pastor at the church, said the 1 p.m. funeral was for 19-year-old Ryan Guider. Investigators say Guider was likely killed May 26 in retaliation for a home burglary, according to CBS affiliate WGCL.

Parish said 28-year-old Marcus D. Ventress, who is wanted in Guider's killing, attended the funeral and is being sought for questioning.

"Shots rang out and the police locked down the church," Samuel said. "I was shocked to hear what happened. I had just finished my eulogy and tried to do the best I could to speak to the many teens about valuing life."

Parish said the identities of the two killed and two injured have not been released. Six people who were detained on scene by authorities for questioning.

Samuel said more than half of the few hundred people who attended the hour-long service had started to empty into the parking lot before the shooting occurred.

"Very tragic," Samuel said. "Ryan was a good kid and his family did not have time to grieve him in a proper manner. Now, something like this happens. Very tragic."

"Everybody hit the ground. People were running and hitting the ground. Everybody was screaming and hollering and just running," said witness told WGCL.

DeKalb Public Safety Director William Miller said people were hiding under cars, trying to avoid the gunfire. 

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