Six people were injured after a shooting broke out during a high school’s senior skip day on a South Carolina beach this week, authorities said.On Friday, around 5:20 p.m. local time, hundreds of people were at the beach in the city of Isle of Palms when gunfire erupted, Police Chief Kevin Cornett said during anews conference.Cornett said that the shooting began following several fights among people who were partaking in the senior skip day on the beach.Getty Images/iStockphotoFive of those injured were “around the age of 18,” Cornett said, while one adult woman in her “mid-30s or early 40s” was also wounded.Each of the injuries were non-life threatening and are being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), according tocity officials.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Police car.GettyAfter the shooting, several people were detained on weapons charges and questioned, police said.WCSCreported Saturday that Shawn Alexander Martin-Goods, 18, was arrested and charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon, while a juvenile, whose name has not been released, was also arrested. Police could not confirm whether the two individuals arrested were involved in the shooting.Numerous firearms were also recovered on the beach, per Cornett. He could not detail, however, if they were involved in the shooting.The Isle of Palms Police Department established a tipline at (843) 529-3750 for anyone with information on Friday’s shooting.The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
Six people were injured after a shooting broke out during a high school’s senior skip day on a South Carolina beach this week, authorities said.
On Friday, around 5:20 p.m. local time, hundreds of people were at the beach in the city of Isle of Palms when gunfire erupted, Police Chief Kevin Cornett said during anews conference.
Cornett said that the shooting began following several fights among people who were partaking in the senior skip day on the beach.
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Five of those injured were “around the age of 18,” Cornett said, while one adult woman in her “mid-30s or early 40s” was also wounded.
Each of the injuries were non-life threatening and are being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), according tocity officials.
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After the shooting, several people were detained on weapons charges and questioned, police said.
WCSCreported Saturday that Shawn Alexander Martin-Goods, 18, was arrested and charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon, while a juvenile, whose name has not been released, was also arrested. Police could not confirm whether the two individuals arrested were involved in the shooting.
Numerous firearms were also recovered on the beach, per Cornett. He could not detail, however, if they were involved in the shooting.
The Isle of Palms Police Department established a tipline at (843) 529-3750 for anyone with information on Friday’s shooting.
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
source: people.com
