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Augusta, GA: Woman charged after three adults shot at Laney High homecoming tailgate, deputies say
AUGUSTA, GA - Three adults were shot in the tailgate area at Lucy C. Laney High School after Saturday's homecoming game, and deputies charged Aiyana Lane at the scene, the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says.
Deputies say it happened around 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, in the parking lot at the school on Laney Walker Boulevard, after Laney played T.W. Josey. Deputies say a fight broke out between Lane and another woman, bystanders broke it up, and Lane then pulled out a handgun and fired at least one shot toward the woman she had been fighting.
Two men and a woman were hit. None of them were students, and all three were taken to hospitals with injuries deputies described as not life-threatening. Deputies took Lane into custody at the scene and recovered a gun.
Lane is charged with three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, cruelty to children in the third degree, and carrying a weapon within a school safety zone or at a school function. The Richmond County School System said the incident involved adults, that no students were involved, and that all students taking part in homecoming activities were safe and accounted for. Charged, not convicted: Lane is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Source: Richmond County Sheriff's Office and Richmond County School System via The Augusta Press and WRDW, Oct. 17-18, 2026. Images: Richmond County Sheriff's Office booking photo; scene photos published by The Augusta Press.
Charged, not convicted.
Sources: Richmond County Sheriff's Office via The Augusta Press, Oct. 18, 2026 · WRDW · FOX 5 Atlanta
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