<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4BZpeT_0lksXd0G00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4BZpeT_0lksXd0G00" width="1060" height="707" > Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a "senior skip day" event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people, police in South Carolina said. The shooting took place around 5:20 p.m. on Isle of Palms, 94 miles (151 kilometers) south of Myrtle Beach. 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, Isle of Palms Police Chief Kevin Cornett said during a news conference. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Six people suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. Some were taken to the hospital by ambulance, and others transported themselves. Five of the victims were teens, and another was in her mid-30s, Cornett said. In a press conference on Saturday, police said that some victims had already been released from the hospital. Officials also announced Saturday that two people were arrested. One 16-year-old juvenile was arrested on charges of possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful carry of a firearm, but police said they could not confirm if he had been involved in the shooting. An 18-year-old in the municipal parking lot near the beach was arrested for possession of a firearm. Pistols were recovered from both. The investigation remains ongoing. </div></body>

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Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a \"senior skip day\" event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people, police in South Carolina said.The shooting took place around 5:20 p.m. on Isle of Palms, 94 miles (151 kilometers) south of Myrtle Beach.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, Isle of Palms Police Chief Kevin Cornett said during a news conference.Six people suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. Some were taken to the hospital by ambulance, and others transported themselves. Five of the victims were teens, and another was in her mid-30s, Cornett said. In a press conference on Saturday, police said that some victims had already been released from the hospital. Officials also announced Saturday that two people were arrested. One 16-year-old juvenile was arrested on charges of possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful carry of a firearm, but police said they could not confirm if he had been involved in the shooting. An 18-year-old in the municipal parking lot near the beach was arrested for possession of a firearm. Pistols were recovered from both. The investigation remains ongoing. 


Police: 6 wounded in shooting on South Carolina beach

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Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a "senior skip day" event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people, police in South Carolina said.The shooting took place around 5:20 p.m. on Isle of Palms, 94 miles (151 kilometers) south of Myrtle Beach.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, Isle of Palms Police Chief Kevin Cornett said during a news conference.Six people suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. Some were taken to the hospital by ambulance, and others transported themselves. Five of the victims were teens, and another was in her mid-30s, Cornett said. In a press conference on Saturday, police said that some victims had already been released from the hospital. Officials also announced Saturday that two people were arrested. One 16-year-old juvenile was arrested on charges of possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful carry of a firearm, but police said they could not confirm if he had been involved in the shooting. An 18-year-old in the municipal parking lot near the beach was arrested for possession of a firearm. Pistols were recovered from both. The investigation remains ongoing. 
