← Latest · Oct. 4, 2026 · Updated Oct. 4, 2026, 11:05 PM ET · Vienna (Dooly County), GA
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UPDATE: GBI names 2 killed, 35 hurt in Vienna block party shooting
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the two people killed in the shooting at a neighborhood block party in Vienna, Dooly County, early Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, as Jaquevion Jackson, 21, of Cordele, and Macaleb Jackson, 23, of Hawkinsville, according to the GBI's updated release. The GBI says 35 other people were injured and their conditions range from stable to critical.
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Updated Oct. 4, 2026, 8:45 PM ET: Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy named the two victims at a GBI news conference Sunday evening. He said the shooting happened at approximately 1:25 a.m. Sunday at a block party near the 900 block of Pine Street, and that 35 additional victims were taken to several regional hospitals for treatment.
“Victims range from 14 to 51 years old. Conditions of the victims at this time range critical to stable,” Sheriff Peavy said.
GBI Director Chris Hosey said at the news conference that the GBI has activated six investigative work units and that investigators are conducting interviews. “I don’t anticipate any threats to the public at this time,” Hosey said. No arrests have been announced.
Crisp Regional Hospital: In a separate statement on its Facebook page, Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele said its emergency department began receiving patients at approximately 2:11 a.m. Sunday. As of 2 p.m. Sunday, 26 patients associated with the event had come to Crisp Regional, two required emergency surgery there and two were transferred to other facilities, the hospital said. Several were admitted and many were treated and released, according to the hospital. The hospital's count of 26 is its own and is separate from the GBI's count of 35 injured; the hospital said others may have been treated at other hospitals.
“The tragic events of this morning simply should not happen in our otherwise peaceful South Georgia communities,” Crisp Regional CEO Steven Gautney said in the statement.
Crisp County sheriff thanks first responders
Updated Oct. 4, 2026, 11:05 PM ET: Crisp County Sheriff Billy Hancock posted a letter Sunday night, Oct. 4, 2026, titled “When the Call Came, They Answered,” thanking the first responders who answered the call after the shooting in neighboring Dooly County. The letter was posted on his Facebook page and shared by the Crisp County Sheriff's Office on its official Facebook page.
Hancock wrote that Sheriff Peavy and his staff, along with GSP troopers, “stood strong in the initial fight and for that you are to be commended.”
He wrote that the men and women at Crisp Regional Hospital “in a very short period of time were inundated with 25 gunshot victims brought through their doors by EMS and private automobiles.” The figure of 25 is Hancock's, from his letter. The GBI's count is 2 killed and 35 injured, and Crisp Regional Hospital said 26 patients associated with the event came to its emergency department.
Of the doctors, nurses, technicians, EMS personnel and hospital staff, Hancock wrote: “They did not hesitate. They did not step away. They simply did what they had been trained and called to do—care for people when they needed it most.”
He thanked the men and women of the Crisp County Sheriff's Office and Cordele Police Department “who answered the call,” writing: “You ran toward danger while others were running away. That is what first responders do.”
“Tonight, our community is hurting, but we are also reminded of the courage, compassion, and dedication that live among us,” Hancock wrote. His full letter is linked in the sources below.
Earlier report: According to the GBI's preliminary information, Dooly County Sheriff's Office deputies were on patrol at the block party about 1:25 a.m. Sunday when shots were fired from the 900 block of Pine Street in Vienna. Deputies found multiple people had been shot, and found two people in the 600 block of Pine Street who were pronounced dead at the scene, the GBI says. The GBI says the two people who died will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner's Office for autopsies.
The GBI says the investigation is active and ongoing. When it is complete, the case file will go to the Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office for review and prosecution.
Any County News: Our thoughts are with the families and with everyone in Vienna affected by this shooting. Please take what you know to the GBI first. You can also reach Any County News at 1-888-460-8444 or danny@anycountynews.com. We will update this story when the GBI releases more information.
No arrests have been announced. The GBI and the sheriff have not named a suspect.
Sources: Georgia Bureau of Investigation press release with Oct. 4 update · GBI news conference, Oct. 4, 2026 (official GBI YouTube) · Crisp Regional Hospital statement (Facebook), Oct. 4, 2026 · Crisp County Sheriff Billy Hancock, “When the Call Came, They Answered” (Facebook, Oct. 4, 2026) · Crisp County Sheriff's Office official Facebook page (letter shared Oct. 4, 2026)
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