Georgia block party shooting kills two, injures dozens

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss

NEW ‌YORK, ​Oct ​4 (Reuters) - 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.

Dooly ‌County Sheriff Craig Peavy told a news conference that two men, aged 21 ​and 23, were shot dead in Vienna, Georgia, about 135 miles (216 ⁠km) south of Atlanta. Thirty-five people were injured, mostly ​by gunshot wounds, officials told reporters.

They said hundreds of people had ​attended the event, which ‌came at the end of Dooly County High School's homecoming ⁠week.

Authorities do not believe there is a remaining threat to the public, but have ⁠not publicly named any suspects or persons of ​interest, and have not identified a motive for the shooting.

"We don't want to presume as ‌to what caused it," said Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia ‌Bureau of Investigation.

Those wounded range in ⁠age from 14 ‌to 51, ​officials said.

(Reporting by Svea Herbst-Bayliss; Editing by Sergio Non and Neil ‌Fullick)

---

Serious News for Serious Traders! Try StreetInsider.com Premium Free!

---

You May Also Be Interested In

• Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels but tanker attacks increase
• Musk says he will rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI
• OpenAI's Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks