2 shot dead and dozens injured at neighborhood block party shooting in southern Georgia

Updated: 2:31 PM CDT Oct 4, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ

Two people were shot to death in a hail of gunfire and nearly three dozen others were injured at a homecoming weekend block party early Sunday morning in southern Georgia, according to state law enforcement officials.

More than 1,000 people were gathered at the site, and more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy told WMAZ-TV.


Peavy said people were  going every direction  and even while officers were on the scene, there was more gunfire about a block away.

 We don't know if it's coming at us or someone else,  he said.  You just have to keep doing what you're doing and hope you don't get hit by gunfire. 

The shooting took place over homecoming weekend for Dooly County High School.

The shooting was not at a school-sponsored event, said Sherrod Willaford, superintendent of the Dooly County School System.

 We recognize that its impact may reach many of our students, families, and staff,  he said in a statement. He said schools will open Monday, but additional safety measures have been taken. He did not specify what they are.

Dooly County Sheriff's Office deputies were on patrol at a neighborhood block party around 1:25 a.m. Sunday in Vienna when shots were fired, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. Vienna is about 130 miles south of Atlanta and about 100 miles north of the Florida border.

Deputies found two people dead at the scene and multiple others who had been shot, officials said. Police did not specify how many of the 35 injured had been shot or provide any details about what injuries they had and how serious those were. Victims were taken to several hospitals to be treated, the GBI said.

Dooly County Coroner Brett Walls said the two men, ages 20 and 23, were pronounced dead at the scene with fatal gunshot wounds. He said multiple other people were also shot, calling the scene  horrific. 

Authorities have not said whether 

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