At least 10 people were wounded in a shooting in the South Carolina beach town of Little River that appeared to stem from an altercation during a Memorial Day weekend gathering, police said Monday.
The police said Sunday’s shooting was believed to be an isolated incident that stemmed from an altercation on a charter boat during a private Memorial Day weekend gathering.
The shooting was under investigation and detectives were working to identify those responsible, police said.
A North Myrtle Beach police officer responding to the shooting accidentally shot himself in the leg at a marina about 3 miles away and was in a hospital in stable condition, North Myrtle Beach spokeswoman Lauren Jessie said.
Little River is about 20 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach.
A shooting in Little River, a beach town in South Carolina, injured at least ten people, according to police on Monday. The shooting seemed to be the result of a fight during a Memorial Day weekend get-together. According to the police, at least one other individual reported suffering a “non-gunfire-related injury.”. “.
In a statement shared on social media on Monday, the Horry County Police Department stated that the individuals with the most severe injuries were in critical but stable condition at local hospitals.
According to the police, the shooting on Sunday was thought to be a one-off event that started with a fight on a charter boat during a private Memorial Day weekend party. According to the police, there is currently no threat to the community from the shooting.
Detectives were investigating the shooting and trying to find the perpetrators, according to the police.
The county’s fire-rescue agency transported at least 11 people to hospitals, but investigators also heard that more people were showing up in private vehicles, according to police.
The shooting took place close to an Intracoastal Waterway boat dock.
Numerous ambulances and police cars were seen racing in and out of the area on the scene’s video.
According to Lauren Jessie, a North Myrtle Beach spokeswoman, a police officer who was responding to the shooting unintentionally shot himself in the leg at a marina approximately three miles away. The officer was in stable condition at the hospital.
About 20 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach is Little River.
