2 shot dead and dozens injured at Vienna, Georgia, block party shooting
Authorities said 25 people were taken to the hospital and as many as 35 may have been injured in the shooting.
- On Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1:15 a.m., a mass shooting at a homecoming party in Vienna, Georgia, left two men dead and as many as 35 people injured amid a crowd of more than 1,000 people.
- The incident occurred near the 600 block of Pine Street in Vienna during the homecoming celebration where Dooly County deputies were on patrol monitoring the festivities.
- Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy reported that shots were fired at at least 50 people across two locations about a block apart, with 25 individuals transported to hospitals for treatment.
- Coroner Brett Walls confirmed the two deceased are a 20-year-old and a 23-year-old; families have been notified, but officials are withholding the victims' names pending investigation completion.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting local authorities with the ongoing probe, and the victims' bodies have been transferred for autopsies as investigators work to determine the shooter's identity.
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Beckley Register-Herald2 shot dead and dozens injured at neighborhood block party shooting in southern Georgia
Law enforcement officials say two people have been shot dead and nearly three dozen were injured at a neighborhood block party early Sunday morning in southern Georgia. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that Dooly County Sheriff’s…
Scenes of panic unfolded immediately after the shootings, with participants trying to escape by trampling each other, while police officers present tried to contain the crowd.
Gunfire Erupts at Georgia Homecoming Party, Killing Two and Injuring 35
Two men, ages 20 and 23, were killed and up to 35 injured when gunfire erupted at two spots during a Vienna, Georgia, homecoming party attended by more than 1,000. · 16 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
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