Georgia block party shooting kills two, injures dozens
NEW YORK: A shooting early on Sunday at a Georgia block party left two people dead and almost three dozen injured, some critically, local and state officials said.
A shooting at a Georgia block party on Sunday claimed two lives and left around thirty-five people injured, some critically, according to local and state officials. Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy announced at a press conference that the victims were two men, aged 21 and 23, who were shot dead in Vienna, Georgia, approximately 135 miles (216 km) south of Atlanta.
The injured, predominantly due to gunshot wounds, included a wide age range, from 14 to 51 years old, officials revealed. The event, held at the close of Dooly County High School's homecoming week, drew hundreds of attendees. Authorities have not identified any suspects or motives for the shooting and do not anticipate further threats to public safety.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's director, Chris Hosey, emphasized that they do not presume the cause of the incident.
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