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SYFROYH

(34,202 posts) Mon Feb 20, 2023, 09:34 PM Feb 2023

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/

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Anyone local to Columbus know more about the shooting at the gas station? (Original Post) SYFROYH Feb 2023 OP

Even the local paper is amazingly sparse on details. SYFROYH Feb 2023 #1

SYFROYH

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1. Even the local paper is amazingly sparse on details.

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Tue Feb 21, 2023, 12:08 PM

Feb 2023

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https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/crime/article272543743.html

Multiple children and teenagers were injured following a shooting late Friday night in Columbus, according to police. Columbus police responded to reports of a shooting at 10:11 p.m. Friday at a Shell gas station in the 4400 block of Warm Springs Road. At the scene, officers found nine juveniles with gunshot wounds, according to a news release. The victims, ages 5 to 17, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to local hospitals, police said.

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No arrests have been made for this incident. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Columbus Police Department at 706-225-3162. You can also submit an anonymous tip using TipSoft.

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