3 Charged In Mass Shooting That Killed 2, Injured 35 In GA

VIENNA, GA — Georgia authorities say they have arrested two more people in connection with a mass shooting that killed two men and injured 35 other people at a block party this month.

Suspects Kelcey Smith, 36, and Johntavirous Robinson, 40, both of Cordele, were arrested in connection with the Oct. 4 shooting, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday.

The pair faces two counts of participation in criminal street gang activity, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and tampering with evidence charges, authorities said.

Last week, authorities arrested Khadarius “KD” Ray, 17, of Dooly County, and charged him with possession of a firearm/handgun under the age of 18 and one count of participating in criminal street gang activity, they said.

Authorities have not yet released a motive in the shooting, which took place around 1:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Pine Street.

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Deputies were near the scene when the shooting began, Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy said, and after they arrived more gunfire erupted about a block away.

Ja’Quavion Aderious Jackson, a 21-year-old Cordele resident, and Macaleb Malik Jackson, a 23-year-old resident, were pronounced dead at the scene in the 600 block of Pine, the GBI previously said.

The GBI previously said the conditions of those injured varied from stable to critical.

More than 1,000 people had gathered at the site, and more than 50 shots were fired, Peavy told 13WMAZ.

The mass shooting in Vienna came after another mass shooting injured a dozen people on Sept. 27 at a skate park in Macon, located about 56 miles north of Vienna.

Five people are facing charges in connection with the shooting at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. The teenage suspects, one as young as age 15, are being charged as adults, authorities said.