Multiple people injured in south Georgia mass shooting overnight
Law enforcement in a small south Georgia city are investigating a mass shooting that occurred overnight.
The shooting occurred in the city of Blakely, located about 70 miles south of Columbus, Ga., in the area of Church Street between Jackson Street and Georgia Pines.
Blakely police posted to social media around 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, asking anyone with information to contact police at 229-723-3414 or via email at [email protected].
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations were called to the scene to assist in the investigation.
Local media reports indicate six people were wounded. Their conditions are not known.
This marks the second mass shooting in Georgia Sunday. Earlier the same day, 11 teenagers were injured in a shooting at a Macon, Ga. park.
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