Hundreds of people were on the beach at the time, and police said there were several “altercations” before shots rang out.
Video posted on Twitter showed the moments just after gunfire broke out Friday, April 7, on an Isle of Palms beach. Credit: Jessica Gick via Storyful
during a "senior skip day" event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people, police in South Carolina said.Video posted on Twitter showed the moments just after the gunfire broke out. Six people were shot, though no injuries were said to be life-threatening. Hundreds of people including high schoolers taking an unofficial day off were on the beach at the time, and there were several altercations before shots were fired,Five of the victims were teens, and another was in her mid-30s, Cornett said.Several people were detained on weapons charges, but police could not immediately say if the shooter was in custody or if any of the firearms recovered at the scene were used in the shooting, Cornett said.This story was reported from Detroit.
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