Two killed, 35 injured in shooting at Georgia block party
A shooting at a block party in Vienna, Georgia, left two men dead and 35 people wounded, with 25 hospitalized, authorities said.
A neighborhood block party in Vienna, Georgia, turned violent early Sunday when gunfire erupted around 1:25 a.m. Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of shots and found multiple victims on Pine Street. Two men, aged 20 and 23, were pronounced dead at the scene, and 35 others were injured, including 25 who required hospitalization.
Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy told local media that more than 1,000 attendees had gathered for a homecoming celebration and that at least 50 rounds were fired from two locations about a block apart. Some injured parties were struck by vehicles as drivers left the area.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation joined the investigation at the request of the Dooly County Sheriff’s Office. Autopsies will be performed by the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office, and the probe remains active, though no suspect or motive has been disclosed.