Police said Smith was a basketball standout at Carver High School and was visiting a friend when the shooting happened.

Friends and family are mourning the shooting death of an 18-year-old basketball star who had dreams of majoring in Criminal Justice

A deadly drive-by shooting occurred in southwest Atlanta on Christmas Eve around 6 p.m. The incident took place in the 1100 block of Smith Street near Roy Street. A woman was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are actively investigating, gathering evidence, and seeking surveillance footage.

Visitors are not being allowed at Robins Meadow Transitional Housing until further notice, Cumberland County leaders say.

A Hughes police officer shot and killed a woman on Christmas Eve. HPD and Saint Francis County Sheriff’s Office were both called to the scene of a woman with a gun outside Hughes Church of God on Main Street around 7 p.