A fight that began with fists ended in gunfire at Augusta Mall on a Tuesday afternoon, and 17-year-old Devon Donelle McClain was shot at least once and later died at Wellstar MCG. Deputies were called about 1:15 p.m.; a deputy from the Richmond County Marshal’s Office started CPR on the scene and McClain was pronounced dead at 2:40 p.m. The shooting occurred near the bottom-floor escalators and involved several people.

Mall security footage helped investigators move quickly. Two people were taken into custody shortly after the incident, two others were identified as persons of interest, and a 16-year-old, Tyric Kendarius Logan, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. One suspect was caught while fleeing toward a nearby gas station.

McClain had been arrested in June and charged with Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime after a separate shooting that injured two juveniles. Hours after McClain’s death, a retaliatory shooting allegedly involving two teenagers, including his younger brother, led to arrests and aggravated assault charges after 22 shots were fired into an occupied home.

Did anyone in the Augusta area see the altercation near the escalators or have information about who was involved?