COLUMBUS, Ga.—Nine youths—including a 5-year-old child—were wounded after shots rang out at a gas station in a Georgia city bordering Alabama, authorities said Saturday.
Officers from the Columbus Police Department responded about 10 p.m. Friday and found multiple gunshot victims amid a large group of people.
Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said at a news conference Saturday that an altercation apparently took place at a party nearby and it spilled over to the gas station when the shooting began. Further details were not provided, but Blackmon said the incident remained under investigation.
“I am committed to assuring you that we will find the person or persons responsible for this senseless crime,” he said….