Deputies searching for gunman who killed 15-year-old Georgia football player at water gun party

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Georgia deputies are asking for the public’s help to identify who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy at a splat party.

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Zaire Person was shot to death during a large water gun party involving teens at a community recreation center in Augusta on April 6.

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It’s unclear if Person was the intended target or if he was caught in the crossfire.

Person would have turned 16 years old on Wednesday. The community held a balloon release to remember him.

“Now we are forced to bring your birthdays in at a graveyard,” his mother wrote on Facebook. “You have always been a model child and a great example to your younger siblings. You let everyone that you loved know you loved them.”

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Person was the big brother to seven siblings and played on the football and basketball teams.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking for anyone with information to contact them.

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