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Game closed to fan over fear of violence
Law enforcement and school officials said they feared some sort of violent retaliation at a Monroe High School after a deadly shooting last weekend.
FORSYTH, Ga. - Friday night’s high school basketball game in Monroe County was played without fans in the stands, not due to COVID-19 protocols, but because of recent violence in the community.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said the matchup between Mary Persons and Jackson High School was played without fans for fear of retaliation following a deadly shooting last weekend at an area Walmart.
17-YEAR-OLD SHOT AND KILLED AT WALMART, GBI INVESTIGATES
According to investigators, 17-year-old Cedric Mayes was shot and killed following an argument between Mayes and another teenager that began in the produce section and continued throughout multiple sections of the store.
Tarmaine Jontavion Bowden (Monroe County Sheriff's Office)
At some point during the argument, 17-year-old Tarmaine Jontavion Bowden pulled out a pistol and shot Mayes several times, police said. Mayes was dead at the scene. Bowden was taken into custody
The remaining weekend games will be played, but fans will have to go through metal detectors before entering the gym.
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