Georgia Park Shootout
A shootout at a Georgia park injures 17 people, including 11 teenagers.
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A shootout between two groups at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon, Georgia, shortly after midnight Sunday reportedly injured 17 people, including 11 teenagers. The gathering was an 18th-birthday celebration that moved to the park after attendees were asked to leave a rented home; authorities say a confrontation escalated and both groups fired weapons. Two teenagers were in critical but stable condition, while the other nine were stable. Investigators have identified people of interest, interviewed witnesses and sent seven vehicles for forensic examination; no arrests have been announced, and the motive remains unclear. The FBI is assisting, and the sheriff’s office says current evidence points to a local incident.
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The birthday gathering had originally been planned at an Airbnb in neighboring Jones County. The property owner asked the attendees to leave after becoming concerned about their behavior and receiving information that firearms were at the house.
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As injured people arrived at the hospital in private vehicles, the emergency department was placed on lockdown; staff taped off the area amid the influx of vehicles and victims’ friends and family.
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Sheriff David Davis said three Northeast football players were among the injured. He also said the gathering included students from nearby Central High School and Northeast High School.
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Davis said there was no indication that any of the injured people had participated in the gunfire. Investigators also found numerous spent shell casings, and park surveillance video showed gunfire erupting for about 30 seconds as people fled.
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