Georgia party shooting kills 2 and injures at least 35, state investigators say
In short
A shooting at a high school football victory party in Vienna, in southern Georgia in the United States, killed two people in their 20s and injured at least 35, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. About 1,000 people were at the gathering when the shooting began at around 01:25 local time on October 4. The identities of the dead and the suspect, and a motive, have not been made public.
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A shooting at a high school football victory party in Vienna, in southern Georgia in the United States, killed two people and injured at least 35, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. The state agency said the shooting happened at about 01:25 local time on October 4. Dooly County police who responded found the bodies of two people in their 20s and took a number of injured people to hospital. [ 1 , 2 ]
The party was held after a local high school football win, and about 1,000 people were at the scene when the shooting began. Dooly County coroner Brett Walls told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that in addition to the two dead, about 20 people were shot and about 10 were injured while fleeing the scene. Crisp Regional Hospital in Dooly County said on social media that it was treating 25 injured people as of that morning. [ 1 , 2 ]
The identities of the dead and of the suspect, and the motive for the shooting, have not been established, according to the reports. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said the state was investigating in coordination with Dooly County and local police. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The shooting struck a school-related celebration with roughly 1,000 people present, and hospital and coroner accounts indicate a large number of casualties, so the casualty count and the search for a suspect are likely to develop. Korean coverage rests on statements from Georgia state and county authorities, which are the only sources cited so far, leaving victims, suspect and motive unresolved.
Key facts
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said two people died and at least 35 were injured in a shooting in Vienna, in southern Georgia, on October 4. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The shooting took place at about 01:25 local time during a high school football victory party, with about 1,000 people at the scene, according to the documents. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Dooly County police found the bodies of two people in their 20s at the scene and took a number of injured people to hospital. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Dooly County coroner Brett Walls told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that about 20 people were shot in addition to the two dead, and about 10 more were hurt while fleeing the scene. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Crisp Regional Hospital in Dooly County said on social media that it was treating 25 injured people as of that morning. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The identities of the dead and of the shooting suspect, and the motive, had not been established, the documents said. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said the state was investigating in coordination with Dooly County and local police. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Two people were killed and at least 35 were injured, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The shooting occurred at about 01:25 local time on October 4 in Vienna, in southern Georgia. [ 1 , 2 ]
- It happened during a high school football victory party attended by about 1,000 people. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Dooly County coroner Brett Walls said about 20 people were shot, in addition to the two dead, and about 10 were injured while fleeing. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Crisp Regional Hospital said it was treating 25 injured people. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The identities of the dead and the suspect, and the motive, were not yet known. [ 1 , 2 ]
Still unclear
- How the injury figures relate to one another — at least 35 injured, about 20 shot plus about 10 hurt while fleeing, and 25 being treated at Crisp Regional Hospital The documents give several counts from different authorities without reconciling them, and it is not clear whether the 25 hospital patients are included in the 35 injured.
- The identities of the two dead and of the suspect, and the motive for the shooting Both documents state explicitly that these have not been established.
- Whether anyone has been arrested or whether a suspect has been identified Only the Georgia governor's statement that an investigation is under way appears, in a single document, and it does not mention an arrest.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- A shooting breaks out in Vienna, in southern Georgia, during a high school football victory party with about 1,000 people present (US local time, October 4). [ 1 , 2 ]
- Yonhap publishes its report citing the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Dooly County coroner and Governor Brian Kemp. [ 1 ]
- Maeil Business publishes its report on the same shooting. [ 2 ]