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The slaying of an Athens man during a shooting May 2 on Georgia Highway 316 near Winder appears to be linked to gang violence, authorities said. “In my opinion, it’s definitely gang-related and in retaliation from other things (in Athens),” Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said Friday. The shooting claimed the life of 20-year-old Ketravian Tyvon Cole, a hip-hop artist in Athens who performed under the name EBE Montana. Cole, a passenger in a car, was shot about midnight and died at the scene. Another man, Mark Anthony Thomas, 42, of Athens was wounded and transported to a nearby hospital. Two others in the Nissan Versa were unharmed, according to the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office. ....