What is known about Georgia’s block party shooting that killed 2 and injured 35?

Dooly County deputies were patrolling nearby when the gunfire erupted, and the sheriff’s office asked the GBI to assist. The state agency is now conducting the investigation. The available account does not describe what deputies saw or heard before reaching the scene, or how many people fired.

The GBI identified the men as Ja’Quavion Aderious Jackson, 21, of Cordele, and Macaleb Malik Jackson, 23, of Hawkinsville. The agency says its Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct autopsies.

Investigators have described more than one relevant location on Pine Street, but that detail should not be mistaken for a full account of the shooting. Authorities have not publicly said how the gunfire moved between locations, who fired or whether one or more shooters were involved.

How many people were injured, and what is known about them?

The GBI’s confirmed total is 35 injured people. It said they were taken to regional hospitals and that their conditions ranged from stable to critical. That range conveys the seriousness and variety of the reported conditions, but the agency did not specify how many people fell into each category or how many remained in the hospital.

CBS News reported Sunday, citing officials who spoke with local media, that 25 people had been hospitalized. The GBI confirmed 35 injuries but did not provide a separate count of people hospitalized, so the two figures describe different measures: the total injured and a reported hospital count.

The public information also does not establish that all 35 people were shot. CBS News reported that the GBI director could not give a count of gunshot wounds, and that Sheriff Craig Peavy said some people were struck by cars as people fled. The accounts leave the full breakdown of injuries unclear.

That gap matters for understanding the harm without overstating what is known. The confirmed number is 35 injured; the available reporting does not say how many were wounded by gunfire, how many were hurt in other ways or what treatment each person needed.

Was the block party connected to the school?

The shooting happened over Dooly County High School’s homecoming weekend. Superintendent Sherrod Willaford said the gathering was not a school-sponsored event, distinguishing its timing from an official school activity.

Willaford said the shooting could affect students, families and staff. He said schools would open Monday with additional safety measures, but the reported account did not describe what those measures were or how many people in the school community were directly affected.

That distinction helps clarify what the known connection is — and what it is not. The homecoming timing does not establish that the school organized or sponsored the party. The available reports also do not say who organized it or how it was arranged.

The superintendent’s remarks point to concern beyond the people physically injured, while leaving the scope of that impact unquantified. The public account does not identify particular students, families or staff as directly affected, and it does not detail the school system’s safety response.

What do investigators know, and what happens next?

As of Monday, authorities had not announced a suspect, a possible motive or any arrests. CBS News reported that no arrests had been made so far. Those are unresolved parts of the case, not evidence about who was responsible or why the shooting happened.

The GBI says its investigation is active and ongoing. When the work is complete, the agency plans to send its investigative file to the Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review and prosecution. That is a future handoff for review; it is not an announcement that anyone has been charged.

The GBI has also said its Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct autopsies. The available reports do not give a timeline for completing the investigation or say when the file might go to the district attorney.

For now, the confirmed account establishes the date and locations, the two men who died, and the 35 people injured. The investigation has yet to publicly establish who fired, what prompted the gunfire, or how the injuries broke down by cause.