Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Two Killed, Nearly 35 Injured in South Georgia Party Shooting
A large party took place in Vienna, Georgia, during a high school homecoming weekend.
Early Sunday, gunfire broke out in at least two places near the party.
More than 1,000 people had gathered there, and officials said more than 50 shots were fired.
Two men died, and nearly 35 people were injured.
The injured ranged in age from 14 to 51, and some were in critical condition.
Reports gave different ages for one of the men who died: 20 in one account and 21 in another.
The party was not organized by the school.
Schools planned to open Monday with extra safety measures.
Investigators had not announced a motive or any arrests.
Gunfire at a homecoming-weekend block party in Vienna, Georgia, killed two men and injured nearly 35 people.
More than 1,000 people attended, and more than 50 shots were fired at two or more locations about a block apart.
Authorities identified the dead as Jaquevion Jackson and Macaleb Jackson; reports differed on Jaquevion Jackson’s age, giving 20 or 21.
The injured ranged in age from 14 to 51; officials said some had gunshot wounds, and some were in critical condition.
Authorities had reported no arrests or motive; Dooly County schools planned to open Monday with additional safety measures.
- Who
- Two men, identified as Jaquevion Jackson and Macaleb Jackson, were killed; nearly 35 people were injured.
- What
- Gunfire erupted at a homecoming-weekend neighborhood block party.
- When
- Around 1:25 a.m. Sunday.
- Where
- Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia.
- Why
- Authorities had not announced a motive.
- Deaths
- Two men died at the scene. Reports identified them as Jaquevion Jackson and Macaleb Jackson.
- Age discrepancy
- Jaquevion Jackson was reported as 20 in one article and 21 in another; Macaleb Jackson was reported as 23.
- Injuries
- Nearly 35 people were injured; officials did not specify how many had gunshot wounds.
- Injured people's ages
- The injured ranged in age from 14 to 51.
- Crowd and gunfire
- More than 1,000 people attended, and more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart.
- Investigation
- No arrests or motive had been reported.
- School response
- Dooly County schools planned to open Monday with additional safety measures; officials did not specify what they were.