Two charged after Greenville teen killed during shooting in Georgia

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A teenager from Greenville was killed in a shooting in northeastern Georgia on Tuesday.

Deputies with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene on Walker Drive near Chicopee Street around 4:30 p.m.

When investigators arrived at the scene, they said bystanders were providing first aid to 18-year-old Junior Gabriel Linares, who had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.

Linares was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center where he passed away from his injuries. An autopsy will be conducted at the crime lab for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Wednesday night, the Halls County Sheriff’s Office announced that two teenagers had been charged in connection with Linares’ death.

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