Developing: Savannah Police Department on scene of shooting involving 9 injured in Ga.

June 12, 2021 Carley Shaffer US 0

A police car makes its way to the scene after a shooting was reported outside Circus Circus hotel and casino, on June 1, 2020, in downtown Las Vegas, at the end of a rally in response to the recent death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody. - Thousands of National Guard troops patrolled major US cities after five consecutive nights of protests over racism and police brutality that boiled over into arson and looting, sending shock waves through the country. The death Monday of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the hands of police in Minneapolis ignited this latest wave of outrage in the US over law enforcement's repeated use of lethal force against African Americans -- this one like others before captured on cellphone video. (Photo by Bridget BENNETT / AFP) (Photo by BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images)

A police car makes its way to the scene after a shooting was reported outside Circus Circus hotel and casino, on June 1, 2020, in downtown Las Vegas. ( BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images)

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UPDATED 8:30 PM PT – Friday, June 11, 2021

We are following breaking news coming from Savannah, Georgia where authorities are investigating a mass shooting where at least one person has been killed and multiple others injured, including a two-year-old child.

According to local reports, the Savannah Police Department is currently responding to shots fired in Fred Wessels Homes neighborhood located on the 200 block of Avery Street. Police say one of the victims has died with several others have critical injuries.

The two-year-old is said to have sustained non-life threatening injuries. Law enforcement have closed off the area as they work to investigate the cause of the shooting.

Again, this story is developing. One America News will continue to give you the latest as this story develops in the newsroom.

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