Ten people now charged with Dooly County mass shooting

The GBI and the Dooly County Sheriff’s Office have charged eight additional people in connection with the mass shooting that occurred in Vienna, GA, on October 4, 2026.

A total of 44 people were injured in the shooting during a massive block party. Twenty-eight of the victims sustained gunshot wounds, including Ja’Quavion Aderious Jackson and Macaleb Malik Jackson, who died as a result of their injuries. Sixteen of the victims sustained other injuries during the incident.

The following people have been arrested:

• Latravis Keonta Bentley, age 19, of Vienna, GA, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, participation in criminal street gang activity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
• Ty’Darrious Ty’Jai Dawson, age 19, of Cordele, GA, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, participation in criminal street gang activity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
• Devontre Jaquon Holton, age 23, of Cordele, GA, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, participation in criminal street gang activity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
• Demari Jaheem Nixon, age 23, of Cordele, GA, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, participation in criminal street gang activity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
• Kahdarious Kayvon Ray, age 17, of Vienna, GA, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, participation in criminal street gang activity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
• Keontae Towns, age 16, of Cordele, GA, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, participation in criminal street gang activity, and possession of a firearm under the age of 21.

Holton and Nixon were booked into the Crisp County Jail. Dawson and Ray were booked into the Dooly County Jail. Bentley was booked into the Houston County Jail.

The following people are not in custody at this time and are considered armed and dangerous. Do not approach or attempt to contact them. If you see these individuals or have information regarding their whereabouts, move to a safe location and call 911 immediately.

• Brexton Esamuel Gaston, age 19, of Cordele, GA, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, participation in criminal street gang activity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
• Vanravious Rashad Williams, age 34, of Perry, GA, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and participation in criminal street gang activity.

At this time, 10 people have been charged in connection with this incident.

The GBI’s Perry Regional Investigative Office, the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center (GISAC), Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit, and numerous GBI Regional Investigative Offices, Gang Task Force Units, and Regional Drug Enforcement Offices participated in this investigation.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Cordele Police Department, Crisp County Sheriff’s Office, Dooly County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Georgia Attorney General’s Office, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Houston County Sheriff’s Office, Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, Turner County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) assisted in this investigation.

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Perry at (478) 987-4545. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia for review and prosecution.