Georgia: 9 high school students face murder charges after school brawl

At least 9 students of Georgia High School have been arrested and charged with murder following the murder of an 18-year-old who died from stab wounds.

What started as a fist fight between two girls over a boy and emboldened by bystanders snowballed into a free-for-all in a residential street.

Others joined the fight wielding bats, pipes and fists as the fight became rowdy.

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In a two minute clip shot by a witness, a driver of a black car targeted two young men, but narrowly misses them, and backs up on the subdivision lawn, striking another vehicle.

In the end, a youngster, Demajhay Bell was mortally wounded from stabs administered by an assailant and he unfortunately lost his life.

Nine people, including six high school students, have now been charged with murder by the sheriff in Richmond County.

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