AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - One person was killed in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Augusta Mall, and deputies took two people into custody but are still looking for two more people.
The victim was identified as Devon McClain, 17, according to Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen.
Someone of the same name and age was a suspect in a June shooting in the Harrisburg neighborhood, and authorities are trying to verify whether they are the same person.
Sheriff Eugene Brantley pointed out that even though teh mall incident was initially reported as an active shooter, it was more of a fight that spilled into the mall.
Despite the mall’s upscale character, the shooting by far isn’t its first — or even the first deadly one.
Speaking at a news conference in the food court just before 4 p.m., Brant