One teenager was killed and another was injured in a Friday afternoon shootout in Athens, police said.
The incident happened in the 100 block of Gaines School Road shortly before 5 p.m. Athens-Clarke County police said the two teens shot at each other during an altercation.
“Initial investigation indicates that the two subjects were known to each other and the shooting stemmed from a gang-related dispute,” police spokesman Lt. Shaun Barnett said.
Alijah Nelson, 19, died from his injuries and an 18-year-old man was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, police said. Authorities did not say if the surviving teen would be charged, but Barnett confirmed Monday that no arrests had been made.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Athens-Clarke County police.
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