Two killed, 35 injured in early-morning shooting at Georgia block party
A shooting at a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, left two men dead and 35 people wounded, authorities said.
A gunfire incident at a homecoming block party in the rural community of Vienna, Georgia, around 1:25 a.m. on Sunday resulted in two fatalities and 35 injuries, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Dooly County sheriff’s deputies were on patrol at the event when shots were fired, and the wounded were transported to multiple regional hospitals.
The two victims who died were identified as males, ages 20 and 23, each with a single gunshot wound, said Dooler County coroner Brett Watts. Autopsy results are pending. Families of the deceased have been notified.
Lydia Bullard, the bureau’s public affairs specialist, told NBC News that the investigation remains active and no further details are available at this time.