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SYFROYH
SYFROYH's Journal
SYFROYH's Journal
February 21, 2023
No motives have been reported. It's not clear if the kids were shooting each other or someone else was shooting at them, or something else.
Anyone local to Columbus know more about the shooting at the gas station?
No motives have been reported. It's not clear if the kids were shooting each other or someone else was shooting at them, or something else.
Nine children, ages 5 to 17, shot at Georgia gas station; police investigating
Police on Monday continued to search for a motive in a shooting that left nine children injured at a Georgia gas station.
The victims, whose names were not released, ranged in age from 5 to 17, Columbus Police Department Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said. The shooting took place late Friday night in Columbus, about 110 miles southwest of Atlanta and about 85 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama.
Seven males and two females were hurt, the chief told reporters during a news conference on Saturday.
None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, Blackmon said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/20/nine-children-shot-georgia-gas-station-columbus/11303328002/
Police on Monday continued to search for a motive in a shooting that left nine children injured at a Georgia gas station.
The victims, whose names were not released, ranged in age from 5 to 17, Columbus Police Department Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said. The shooting took place late Friday night in Columbus, about 110 miles southwest of Atlanta and about 85 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama.
Seven males and two females were hurt, the chief told reporters during a news conference on Saturday.
None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, Blackmon said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/20/nine-children-shot-georgia-gas-station-columbus/11303328002/
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