Friday night shooting at club wounds one

April 29, 2023

The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating a Friday night

shooting that left one person injured.

According to WPD Investigations Commander Don Hopkins, a shooting

occurred around 11:30 p.m. Friday at the Cornfield Club. A 25-year-old

black male was struck by gunfire in his upper left arm and transported

by personal vehicle to Wayne General Hospital, where he was treated and

kept overnight for observation.

The injures were non-life threatening.

"The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Cornfield Club,"

Hopkins said. "There are no known witnesses to the shooting, nor anyone

identified as standing outside who could identify who the shooter was.

"A suspected vehicle was vaguely identified as fleeing the area, but the

drive and or occupants remain unknown."

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 601-735-2323

so that dispatchers can get in touch with investigators.





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