Overview
- Officers at the pier and pavilion reported hearing gunfire during a large pop-up event on Saturday around 6:30 p.m.
- The unpermitted gathering drew hundreds to the beachfront, a kind of pop-up event that has strained crowd control on the island.
- Off-duty Tybee officers and units from Chatham County Police, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, and Georgia State Patrol responded to help.
- Police say no suspects have been identified and no victims have come forward, and they have increased patrols as the investigation continues.
- Officials are asking anyone with pertinent information to contact the Tybee Island Police Department.