Augusta, GA
2 injured in shooting at Walmart Neighborhood Market in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Two people were injured in a shooting at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Windsor Spring Road.
According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, at 7:12 p.m., deputies responded to the 3600 block of Windsor Spring Road in reference to a shooting on Friday.
Upon arrival, deputies say they located two subjects who had been shot at least one time.
The sheriff’s office says the victims were transported to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.
A News 12 crew is on the way to the scene.
The incident comes amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 150 lives across the CSRA in two years. It’s affected communities large and small on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs, and many of the victims as well as the suspects have been young men.
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