One student dead, another injured in shooting outside Albany basketball event

ALBANY Ga. (WALB) - A 17-year-old student has been identified as the person killed in a shooting Friday night outside the Dougherty County School System’s annual basketball Tip-Off Classic in Albany.Jy’Qwavis Holman died following the shooting, which also left another student injured.According to the school system, the shooting happened outside the arena during the fourth quarter of the final game on Nov.

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13.The Albany Police Department says officers responded to assist Dougherty County School Police and Albany State University Police Department officers at 2400 block of Gillionville Road around 10:28 p.m.When officers arrived, they found one male who had been shot and another who had died from his injuries.Following the shooting, the final game was stopped. Officials worked with law enforcement to safely evacuate attendees from the arena. Dougherty County School System respondsIn a statement, the Dougherty County School System confirmed that the shooting claimed the life of one of its