AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Just as the school year begins , a shooting has taken the life of a 14-year-old and injured three others as young as 12 years old.

Richmond County deputies have charged two people in connection with the violence that broke out around 5 p.m. Sunday on Meadowbrook Drive in the parking lot of an Advance Auto Parts store.

Authorities are describing this latest tragedy as heartbreaking, especially given the ages of the suspects and victims.

The Richmond County Coroner’s Office says 14-year-old Deandre Howell was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies say 18-year-old Nametrius McClam was arrested on Monday and will charged with murder.

Also facing a murder charge is Vincent Hikeem Carter Jr., 16, who’s hospitalized, according to deputies.

The overall shock

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