Warner Robins drive-by shooting send four victims to the hospital

The shooting took place at a house party on Sunday night

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The shooting took place at a house on the corner of Shirley Drive and Pleasant Hill Road, the police department said. (Brieanna Smith/HHJ)

WARNER ROBINS — An investigation has been launched after a drive-by shooting aimed towards a party Sunday night, the Warner Robins Police Department announced.

According to a release, the shooting happened around 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 25.

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Officers arrived to the scene and found two victims with gunshot wounds in the front yard of a house on the corner of Shirley Drive and S. Pleasant Hill Road. 

EMS arrived to the scene and transported both victims to the hospital. While on scene, officers discovered two more victims were taken to the hospital in personal vehicles.  

The department identified the victims as 49-year-old Carlos Johnson, 24-year-old Phenecial Rivers, 37-year-old Austeria Gary and 38-year-old Tiffany Coley. All victims are reported to be in stable condition.

Preliminary investigation revealed a party was going on at the house, when shots rang out from an unknown vehicle driving by the residence.

The investigation is in the beginning stages, the police department said. Anyone with more information is encouraged to contact Det. Underwood at (478) 302-5380 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers: 1-877-68CRIME.

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Brieanna Smith is the Managing Editor of The Houston Home Journal. Born in Denver, she spent most of her childhood in Grand Junction, Colorado. She graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and a minor in Graphic Design. She worked as a technical director and associate producer for KREX 5 News in Grand Junction, Colorado, before moving to Georgia and starting her tenure at the Journal in 2022. She and her husband, Devon, currently reside in Warner Robins. When she is not working, Brie finds joy in painting, playing her ukulele, playing cozy video games and exploring new music.

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