MACON, Ga. — Eleven teenagers were wounded in a shooting during a large gathering at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon early Sunday morning, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooting was reported to the Macon-Bibb Emergency 911 Center shortly after midnight on Sunday, Sept. 27. Deputies were already responding to reports of gunfire at the park when authorities began receiving reports that multiple shooting victims were arriving at a local medical facility in private vehicles.
Authorities said the 11 people injured included four 18-year-old males, five 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old females. Initial reports on the victims’ conditions have varied. WGXA, citing the Sheriff’s Office, reported Sunday that two teens — a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old — were in critical condition, with the other nine listed as stable. Other reporting based on an earlier account listed one 17-year-old in critical condition. The identities of the teenagers have not been publicly released.
Investigators with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division are working to determine what led to the shooting. As of Sunday afternoon, authorities had not publicly identified a suspect or announced an arrest.
The shooting occurred during what authorities described as a large gathering inside Carolyn Crayton Park. Details about the nature of the gathering and what happened immediately before the gunfire remain under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
Hazlehurst Now will update this story as additional information is released.
Sources: WGXA, WSB-TV, FOX 5
