2 people injured after shooting Sunday night in Beaufort, SC

Lyle Ellerbee

At least two individuals were being wounded in a shooting at an out of doors accumulating in close proximity to the Elks Lodge in Beaufort on Sunday night time, in accordance to a Beaufort Police Division report.

An officer with the Beaufort Police Office was identified as out to the intersection of Church Road and Washington Road in Beaufort all over 8:37 p.m. after many individuals described photographs fired in the spot. The officer who arrived at the scene claimed a crowd of folks managing.

The folks included in the incident experienced been attending a accumulating at the Elks Lodge, Beaufort Police Section spokesperson Capt. George Erdel mentioned. They had been not in the creating but outside.

Just one hurt individual experienced been taken to Beaufort Memorial Healthcare facility, and a 2nd also was transported there. Both of those experienced significant accidents and afterwards were being transferred to the Clinical College of South Carolina in Charleston, Erdel explained.

An update on their position was not out there as of Monday afternoon.

Witnesses explained to police that they heard the pictures coming by way of a fence from a nearby home on Duke Avenue. Numerous nearby properties ended up hit by bullets and a complete of three cars and trucks, one particular with a bullet hole by means of its driver’s aspect window, were also strike.

As of Monday afternoon, no suspects have been in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.

If any individual has info about the shooting, they may possibly go away an anonymous suggestion with Criminal offense Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111 or connect with Sgt. Stephanie Fritz at 843-322-7913.

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Sofia Sanchez is a breaking news reporter at The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. She experiences on criminal offense and acquiring tales in Beaufort and its encompassing locations. Sofia is a Cuban-American reporter from Florida and graduated from Florida Global University in 2020.

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