NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned that there has been an arrest in the shooting death of an 18-year-old at a Newton County park.

A high school student has been arrested in the deadly shooting of another high schooler at a Newton County park during a “senior skip day” event Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Newton County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Justin Etienne, a student at Salem High School in Conyers. Deputies responded to the park just before 5 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found Etienne with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries.