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Twelve teenagers shot at birthday party in Georgia: Sheriff

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On Sunday morning, twelve teenagers aged 17 to 19 were shot during a dispute that erupted into gunfire at a birthday party held at a skate park in Macon, Georgia. Bibb County Sheriff David Davis reported that the shooting occurred around midnight after two groups of high school students from Central High School, Northeast High School, VIP Academy, and SOAR Academy exchanged words before firing shots. Two victims are in critical condition; most others were transported to hospital by private vehicles. The sheriff's office is investigating with assistance from the FBI, though no arrests have been made yet.

Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Sunday night, around midnight, eleven teens, aged between 17 and 19, were shot during a birthday party that moved from an Airbnb to Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon, Georgia. The initial gathering was at the Airbnb but the host asked them to leave, causing the group to relocate to the park. After they arrived, another youth group joined, leading to an argument and subsequent gunfire. All victims were part of the original party, with two teens in critical condition while others had stable injuries. No arrests have been made yet, though the FBI is assisting local law enforcement with the investigation.

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Topics

Airbnb Bibb County Georgia Macon The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office

Subjects

Davis PERSON · 2× Macon GPE · 2× Airbnb ORG · 1× Bibb County GPE · 1× Central High School ORG · 1× David Davis PERSON · 1× Georgia GPE · 1× Northeast High School ORG · 1× The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 1× the Associated Press ORG · 1×

Narrative

Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.

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2026-09-28 · Washington Examiner

Twelve teenagers shot at birthday party in Georgia: Sheriff · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

Twelve teenagers were shot in the early morning on Sunday after gunfire broke out at a birthday party in Macon, Georgia. asserted

gunfire → shoot → Macon

party → say → Airbnb

Davis said another group of students arrived and the two exchanged words before gunfire erupted. asserted

gunfire → say → words

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into the incident but has not made any arrests. asserted

Office → open → arrests

All of the victims are between the ages of 17 and 19, including an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy who are in critical condition. asserted

who → include → condition

Two 18-year-old women were also among those wounded. asserted

women → wound → those

Most of the victims were taken to a nearby hospital in personal vehicles, according to the Associated Press. uncertain

Most → take → Press

The shootout, which occurred shortly after midnight, involved students associated with Central High School, Northeast High School, VIP Academy, and SOAR Academy, Davis said, according to 13WMAZ. uncertain

Davis → occur → 13WMAZ

He noted there’s no indication “that any of these individuals who were injured at this time participated in the gunfire” and “can’t remember the last time we’ve had this many people shot at one time.” asserted

people → note → time

“We do have some people of interest in this case that we hope to be able to move forward in the next hours or the next days to have some people brought in, to be responsible for this horrific chain of events from last night,” he said. asserted

he → have → night

Ten witnesses were brought to the sheriff’s office for interviews, and seven vehicles found at the scene were taken to the crime lab. asserted

vehicles → bring → lab

The FBI is assisting in the investigation. asserted

FBI → assist → investigation