Shooting At Georgia Gas Station: Firing has taken place during the dispute near the gas station in Georgia. 2 children have died in this firing. Many children are said to be injured. According to the information, the children had gathered for the party. Police officials said earlier that nine boys and girls under the age of 18 were wounded in a shooting at a gas station near Columbus. A 5-year-old child is also included in the victims of firing. The reason for the incident is yet to be known.
Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said Saturday (Feb. 18) that the shooting began after a group of minors attending a party entered a gas station parking lot just after 10 p.m. .
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Columbus Police Chief Blackmon told a news conference on Saturday that the cause of the shooting is not yet clear. Blackmon said there is no indication that the injured 5-year-old child was targeted. It is also not clear who fired the shots, how many weapons were involved and how many shots were fired. Some witnesses present at the scene are cooperating with the police.
Investigation into the shooting incident continues
Blackmon appealed to parents to take information from their children and share it with the police. He said it was not clear whether any of the parents of the minors were at the gas station at the time of the firing. The police chief of Columbus said that such incidents will not be tolerated. He said that our entire community needs to fight against gun violence, because it affects all of us.
Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson called the shooting appalling and particularly disturbing. He said that our prayers are with the victimized youth and their families.
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