“There were a couple of altercations that took place and during one of those altercations, there were several shots that were fired at this point.”
At least six people were shot when a gunman opened fire on a South Carolina beach that was crowded with high schoolers partaking in their so-called senior skip day, authorities said.
The shooting erupted just before 5:30 p.m. on the Isle of Palms, a city roughly 15 miles northwest of Charleston. Police said the gun violence stemmed from altercations from a “large crowd” made mostly of high schoolers. At least six people were struck by the gunfire, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries, police said.“There were a couple of altercations that took place and during one of those altercations, there were several shots that were fired at this point,” police Chief Kevin Cornett
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