Shots fired outside of Laney, Westside football game

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – According to Westside and Laney high school coaches, there was a shooting outside of the Lucy C. Laney stadium during the game on Friday night.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to the area of Augusta Court and Blounts Avenue for multiple gun shots near the Laney High School Football Field where a game was being played.

Both coaches say their teams are okay.

Friday was the first game of the football season.

The sheriff’s office says there have no victims located.

While on scene, deputies found cartridge casings and property damage.

A news 12 crew on scene says there are bullet holes along a nearby apartment complex.

Deputies say at this time, it appears all the gun shots fired occurred outside the stadium.

Details are limited at this time. We are working to learn more about the incident.

This isn’t the first time a shooting happened outside of this stadium. In Sept. 2022, two people have been arrested in connection to “shots fired” at Lucy C. Laney Football Stadium.

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