A late spring evening at a music festival in Sandersville, Georgia, ended in gunfire and two deaths. On May 29, 2022, 17-year-old William Mykell Lowery of Louisville was fatally shot while attending a Freaknik-themed event at Larry Mitchell Ball Park. A 30-year-old man, Christopher Scooter Dunn, was also killed during the same outbreak of violence. Witnesses described sudden gunfire that caused a panicked stampede as attendees tried to flee the crowded field, which reportedly had minimal security and no weapons checks.

When deputies and investigators arrived there were as many as a thousand people on scene; one victim was found by a deputy and another was taken to hospital by a civilian. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation opened a double homicide probe. In June and July 2022 two men from East Dublin were arrested in connection with the case: 22-year-old Ryan Rozier on weapons and probation violations, and 24-year-old Brian Keith Rozier on malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, use of a firearm in a crime, and reckless conduct. The motive has not been released and it was not stated whether the two men are related.

If anyone attended the event or has information about the shooting, please share what was seen or heard.