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Aiyana Lane, 27, was booked Oct. 17 in Richmond County on three aggravated assault counts and other charges after a shooting during homecoming activities in Augusta.
Richmond County, GA· Oct 17, 2026
Three people were wounded in a shooting outside Lucy C. Laney High School in Augusta on Oct. 17, and a woman was arrested at the scene, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
Aiyana Lane, 27, was booked the same day in Richmond County on three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, cruelty to children in the third degree and weapons in a school building, on school grounds or at a school function.
Deputies responded to the school around 6:05 p.m. after reports of multiple people struck by gunfire. Investigators said an altercation broke out between Lane and another woman and was broken up by others before Lane allegedly pulled a gun and fired toward the other woman.
Three people were hit and taken to area hospitals with injuries described as not life-threatening. Deputies recovered a firearm and took Lane into custody at the scene.
The shooting happened during Laney’s homecoming activities. School district officials said the incident involved adults and that no students were involved.