Police in Georgia say that nine children were hurt in a Friday night gas station shooting...

Police in Georgia say that nine children were hurt in a Friday night gas station shooting with the youngest victim being just 5-years-old. 

Police officers in Columbus, Georgia were dispatched to the Shell gas station on Warm Springs Road on Friday night around 10 p.m. Responding officers reported a large group of people with nine shooting victims, police said in a press conference on Saturday.

"Based on our preliminary investigation, we learned that an altercation took place at a party that was nearby," Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said, adding that all the victims were under the age of 18.

The nine victims include a preteen and a 5-year-old boy who is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.