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Zodiac Park Shooting Leaves One Teen Dead, Five Others Injured

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Zodiac Park Shooting Leaves One Teen Dead, Five Others Injured

Memphis police said a Horn Lake, Mississippi teen is dead and five others were injured in a shooting at Zodiac Park. The shooting happened at approximately 8:15 p.m. when a tan two-door car filled with six men drove up and opened fire. The shooters were reported to have their faces covered with red bandannas. A neighbor said they heard at least 17 shots fired. The shooting took place in a small parking area at the edge of the park. Witnesses say the parking area is never closed off at night, and that it’s often the scene of suspicious activity.

Reports state that the girls showed up at Zodiac Park to engage in a planned fist fight, the reason for this fight is unclear at this time. Also, there is no word as to whether the shooting was related to the disagreement that lead to the fight. No motive has been found for this tragic event. Four victims were transported to Regional Medical Center, the fifth victim was taken to Baptist DeSoto hospital by private vehicle, and a 16-year-old is dead.  The sixth victim was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital by private vehicle.

Three of the victims have been down graded to non-critical condition. The male victim is still listed as critical. Police said there were five females and one male that was injured in shooting. That leaves one dead, one in critical condition, one victim’s condition is unknown, and three are in non-critical.

Chelsea Roberts, a classmate and friend of the victims said of this tragedy, “It’s weird to me because I just saw her [the deceased] in the hallway today and I have a class with one of the others who were shot. It’s going to make this school year hard because when we go to class tomorrow, she won’t be there. Everything is different now.”

There will be more to this story as it develops.