Vienna, Georgia shooting: Two killed at homecoming gathering, injury count uncertain

Two men were killed in a shooting at a homecoming gathering in Vienna, Georgia, early Sunday, October 4, 2026. About 25 people were taken to hospitals, and Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy said the total number injured could reach 35. That higher figure is an estimate, not a confirmed count of people wounded by gunfire.

Where and when did the shooting happen?

The shooting occurred around 1:15 a.m. near the 600 block of Pine Street in Vienna, a city in Dooly County. More than 1,000 people had gathered for the event, and deputies were monitoring the crowd, according to information from local authorities.

Peavy said shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart, in an area where roughly 50 people were present. Investigators have not publicly established how the gunfire began or whether the shots reported at the two locations came from the same person. The size of the gathering and the number of people near the gunfire do not establish how many people were shot.

What is known about the victims?

Dooly County Coroner Brett Walls confirmed that the two people who died were men ages 20 and 23. Their families have been notified, but their names had not been publicly released as the investigation continued. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is expected to conduct autopsies.

The injury figures require care. Peavy said about 25 people were taken to hospitals and that as many as 35 people may have been injured overall. Authorities have not provided a final breakdown showing how many sustained gunshot wounds, how many had other injuries, or whether anyone taken for treatment has since been released. They have not publicly described the conditions of the hospitalized people.

Those figures also refer to different things: hospital transports are not necessarily the final number of people injured, while the estimate of up to 35 has not been confirmed as a count of shooting victims. The confirmed death toll is two.

What have investigators said?

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting local authorities. Officials have not publicly identified a suspect, announced an arrest or established a motive. They also have not said whether they believe one person or multiple people fired shots. Describing the gathering as a homecoming event does not, by itself, establish that the shooting occurred on school grounds or at a school-run function.

Investigators still need to account for what happened across the two reported locations and establish a reliable number of people hurt. Until authorities release those findings, reports of a precise gunshot-victim total or a specific cause for the shooting would go beyond what has been confirmed. The clearest account available is that two men died, approximately 25 people were taken to hospitals, and the sheriff said the overall injury count might be higher.