Olaolukitan Adon Abel: British-born man suspected of killing three people dies in US jail

A British-born man suspected of killing three people in the US state of Georgia has died in jail.

Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, was found unresponsive in his cell on Tuesday evening, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said.

Officials tried to save him but he was later pronounced dead.

It comes just a week after Abel allegedly carried out a spate of shootings in the Atlanta area.

The US navy veteran had been charged with murdering Prianna Weathers, 31, and Lauren Bullis, 40, on 13 April.

Police were also looking to charge Abel with the murder of Tony Matthews, a 49-year-old homeless man, who was injured outside a shopping centre in Brookhaven and died on Sunday.

Officials had described the killings as "an act of pure evil".

Investigators alleged that after Abel left his house, he travelled about five miles and fatally shot Ms Weathers outside a fast food restaurant in Decatur at 12.50am.

According to police, Abel then shot Mr Matthews around 2am outside a supermarket in Brookhaven, about 12 miles northwest of the first attack.

Homeland security worker Ms Bullis, who was out walking her dog in Panthersville a few hundred feet from Abel's home, was found around 7am with gunshot and stab wounds.

It is unclear if Abel knew any of the victims - police have said they believe at least one victim was targeted at random.

Abel was granted US citizenship in 2022 while serving in the US navy and stationed in the San Diego area.

US homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin said following the killings: "A DHS employee, Lauren Bullis, was brutally shot and stabbed to death by Olaolukitan Adon Abel, a 26-year-old, born in the United Kingdom, who was naturalised by the Biden administration in 2022."

He said of the attacks: "These acts of pure evil have devastated our department and my prayers are with the families of the victims."

Mr Mullin said Abel had previous convictions for sexual battery, battery against a police officer, obstruction, assault with a deadly weapon, and vandalism.

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Military records show the suspect enlisted in the US navy in 2020 and last served in a helicopter strike squadron in Coronado, California.

The cause of Abel's death has not been given, and there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.

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