Overview
- A shootout erupted at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon early Sunday morning after a birthday party that had moved from an Airbnb confronted another group.
- Twelve people aged 17 to 19 were struck by gunfire and treated at local hospitals; two victims remain in critical but stable condition and the others are stable.
- Surveillance video shows roughly 30 seconds of gunfire as people fled the park, and authorities say both groups exchanged words and brandished firearms before shooting began.
- The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office impounded seven vehicles, interviewed about 10 witnesses and identified several persons of interest while the FBI assists the ongoing probe.
- Local schools and hospitals were affected because several victims attend nearby high schools and multiple injured teens arrived at an emergency room in personal vehicles, prompting a temporary lockdown and a stepped-up police presence.