WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (AP) – A young girl was shot dead and four others injured at a Labor Day weekend party.
The shooting occurred on Saturday evening in Warner Robins, about 160 kilometers southeast of Atlanta, the police said.
15-year-old Tanyla Johnson, Houston County’s Assistant Coroner David Gabbard, WMAZ-TV was killed in the shootings. She was visiting her family in Warner Robins at the time, police said.
Officials were sent to the area after someone complained about a large block party, saying cars were blocking streets in the neighborhood. When the officers arrived, shots were fired into the crowd from a vehicle leaving the area, police said.
A 17-year-old girl was shot in the legs; and an 18-year-old woman was shot in the cheek, police said. A 16-year-old boy was also shot in the hand; and a 17-year-old boy was shot in the heel of his foot, police said.
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