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Update: One dead, six others injured in shooting in Sparta

33-year-old Sabreal Taylor was shot and killed at the scene, six others were injured.
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HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — One person is dead, two others are in critical condition and four are in stable condition after a shooting in Sparta.

According to a press release from the GBI, Shots were fired at the intersection of Faye Street and Lee Street. 

Sparta Police Department officers and Hancock Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the scene. 

The preliminary investigation reveals that 33-year-old Sabreal Taylor was shot and killed at the scene and six other people were taken to the hospital either by ambulance or in personal vehicles, according to the release.

Taylor’s body will be taken to the GBI crime lab for an autopsy.

Anyone with information can call the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 706-444-7471 or the GBI at 478-445-4173.

This is a developing story. Stay with 13WMAZ for updates. 

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