Skip to content
1 min left · finish 8:37 AM
Email
GAcworth Current
G
Acworth Current
Bulldog CurrentAcworth: Lake Allatoona's lakeside downtown
Good evening, Columbus🌧️55°F · Light Rain
CommunityDiningArtsMore categoriesSchoolsBusinessGovernmentSportsReal EstateTechnologyHealthSaved

Advertisement · Why this ad?

  1. Home
  2. /Dining
  3. /‘They were just kids’: 2 teens killed after late-night Halloween shooting outside restaurant
Dining

‘They were just kids’: 2 teens killed after late-night Halloween shooting outside restaurant

Rebecca Nash
Rebecca Nash
Rebecca Nash
Reporter · Alpharetta, GA

Rebecca has a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of North Texas and over 5 years of experience covering community news. She previously worked for the North Fulton Neighbor, focusing on local events and community organizations.

More from Rebecca →
Reporter · Monday, November 2, 2026 at 6:36 AM · 1 min read
Text size
Typeface
Line spacing
Theme
Focus mode
Email
‘They were just kids’: 2 teens killed after late-night Halloween shooting outside restaurant  — Acworth Dining news

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) — Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a shooting that killed two teenagers over the weekend.Spartanburg Police Chief Art Littlejohn said officers were called to the Cook Out restaurant on John B. White Sr. Boulevard around 11:30 p.m. Saturday for multiple shots being fired.When officers arrived, they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot.While at the scene, the victims were given first aid before being taken to the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, where they later died, Littlejohn said.The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office identified those shot as 15-year-old Jayden Marek Watson and 17-year-old Shane Carter Dawkins.Littlejohn said another person was also shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were taken to the hospital by a family member.“I want to be totally clear, the young people that were out here were not bad young people; they were just kids. After Halloween night, going trick-or-treat

Up nextFamily disputes affair claim after deadly Buford Highway shootingDining · 5 min read
#food-drink#public-safety#wellness

More Dining stories

A memorial for Pablo Gutierrez Gallegos outside a Doraville restaurant
Dining

Family disputes affair claim after deadly Buford Highway shooting

By Margaret

14 treated after accidental pepper spray discharge leads to craft fair evacuation — Atlanta News First
Health

14 treated after accidental pepper spray discharge leads to craft fair evacuation

By Linda Choi

GBI investigating after officer fires at fleeing driver outside Athens — Atlanta News First
Health

GBI investigating after officer fires at fleeing driver outside Athens

By James Ramirez

1 dead, 2 injured in separate shootings after Halloween, Atlanta police say — Atlanta News First
Health

1 dead, 2 injured in separate shootings after Halloween, Atlanta police say

By Sharon Lee

Also covering Georgia

MariettaViningsSmyrnaEast CobbPeachtree Corners
G

Acworth Current

Part of the Bulldog Current Network

Acworth: Lake Allatoona's lakeside downtown. Hyper-local community news covering 40 Georgia cities.

Sections

CommunityDiningArtsSchoolsBusinessGovernment

Latest Stories

More than 1,000 gather at Oakland Cemetery to celebrate Día de los MuertosMan dies from gunshot wound during DeKalb police chaseHawks rookie Kingston Flemings suspended 1 game for elbowing Pelicans’ Bryce McGowensFinal audio from deadly Florida Learjet disaster: 'We're gonna crash'Shootings near 5 college communities leave 3 dead, at least 29 injured

About

Bulldog Current publishes independent community news across Georgia. Local reporters. Non-partisan. Community-first.

RSS FeedNetwork Directory

© 2026 Bulldog Current — bulldogcurrent.com

PrivacyTerms

A product of Edina Automation LLC

You're offline — showing the last loaded page
HomeSearchSaved