Teen, man shot to death at Freaknik music festival in Central Georgia

SANDERSVILLE, Ga. – Investigators are looking for culprits in shootings that killed a youngster and a person at a music pageant in east central Georgia.

The taking pictures on Might 29 at Larry Mitchell Ball Park in Sandersville reportedly killed William Mykell Lowery, 17, and Christopher “Scooter” Dunn, 30.

Each males have been attending a Freaknik pageant at an area park. Freaknik was as soon as a spring break pageant in Atlanta attended by college students at traditionally Black schools and universities. However the title is now utilized by music promoters for dances, concert events and occasions nationwide. Sandersville is about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta.

Witnesses mentioned the taking pictures sparked a stampede.

“You simply heard gunshots go off after which the entire crowd simply began working. All people simply began hiding behind automobiles and stuff and quite a lot of of us have been speeding out with automobiles as a result of the entire area was packed,” Timothy Tempo advised WJBF-TV.

Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran advised WMAZ-TV that the primary deputy arrived to search out as many as a thousand individuals attending.

Officers are asking anybody with data to name the Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace at 478-552-0911 or Georgia Bureau of Investigation at 478-374-6988.

The Related Press contributed to this report.