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UPDATE: 17-year-old killed in Macon food court shooting identified

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By Tim Darnell
Updated Aug 2, 2021

An argument at the Macon Mall food court led to a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a 17-year-old late Sunday afternoon.

Police said the shooting happened about 4 p.m. Witnesses told police, according to WMAZ, two men got into an argument that turned into a fight.

Quentavious Moore, WGXA reported Monday morning, was shot twice in the chest and later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Police are still investigating the shooting.

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