On December 7, 2016, 18-year-old Ashlynn Sparks of McCalla, Alabama, was fatally shot during an attempted robbery in Lipscomb. That evening, Ashlynn and her boyfriend were in a parked car on Circle Avenue when they were approached by individuals attempting to rob them. As her boyfriend attempted to drive away, the assailants opened fire, striking both occupants. Ashlynn sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was transported to UAB Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on December 9, 2
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