A 17-year-old was killed during a drive-by shooting in Henry County on Thursday night, police confirmed.

Larry Bernard Bryant of Atlanta was visiting a female friend in Stockbridge, and they were walking in the 100 block of Springwood Valley Road when a light-colored passenger car approached, Henry County police said in a news release.

A “dispute occurred,” and Bryant was shot around 10 p.m. in what’s believed to be a targeted attack, the release said. He was found dead at the scene. The girl was not injured, Channel 2 Action News reported.

“Some type of interaction happened between the occupant of the vehicle and the victim,” police spokesman Capt. Joey Smith told Channel 2.

Media Release On February 28, 2019, at approximately 10:00 pm, Henry County First responders were dispatched to the 100...

Posted by Henry County Police Department on Friday, March 1, 2019

No other details have been released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Henry County police at 770-288-8200.

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