10 people were injured after a shooting broke out during a big party in Charleston, South Carolina. Three police officers received minor injuries, but not from bullets. The shooting began during a Memorial Day party.
The shots ended prematurely at a party on an open-air plot on 41 South Street, which amused about 100 people, Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds told a news conference.
Four of the wounded are in critical condition and are fighting for their lives in hospital. It is not specified how many of their wounds were gunshot wounds. There is only one 17-year-old boy among the injured, the rest are adults.
There are also injured police officers. One of them responded to a loud noise signal and was shot while still in the car. He was not hit, but received injuries from bullet-riddled pieces. he was taken to hospital and then released, Reynolds said.
According to police, the shooting scene spread to several intersections and bullets hit several cars.
Two police officers were injured after being attacked while trying to calm down the crowd. They have minor injuries.
According to Chief Reynolds, there were more than 100 markers of evidence at the scene of the shooting, and more than half of the shell casings were fired. He was shot with pistols, long-barreled rifles and .223 caliber ammunition.
“If you don’t know what a .223 bullet can do, it can rip your legs or head off your shoulders,” said the police chief.
According to him, “in general” there were two groups that shot at each other.
There are two people arrested in connection with the attack on police officers. They were charged with assaulting a second- and third-degree police officer. More arrests are expected.
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