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Teen girl killed, four others shot at prom celebration in Tennessee

New York Post·Patrick Reilly·6 months ago
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A high school prom celebration turned deadly after gunfire erupted at a local park, killing a teenage girl and wounding four others, according to officials.

Saturah Hayes, 17, was fatally shot Friday evening in Brownsville, Tenn. — about an hour northeast of Memphis — where Haywood High School students decked out in tuxedos and dresses gathered for photographs before the big dance, police and school officials said.

Four others were shot and hospitalized, according to police. It’s not clear how many of those wounded were students.

The prom was cut short and the school was closed Monday to give Hayes’ classmates time to grieve, Action News 5 reported .

Saturah Hayes was shot to death while taking photos before prom Friday.…

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