One person was killed and nine others were injured when gunfire tore through a massive crowd at a Juneteenth celebration near a VFW hall in South Carolina Saturday night, according to officials.
The carnage started around 10 p.m. when a fight broke out at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post outside of Greenville, Fox Carolina reported.
Gunfire erupted and caused hundreds of panicked partygoers to flee, “leaving behind shoes and debris in the roadway,” the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The sole fatality, 35-year-old Laporshia Janae Gray Cobb, died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to WSPA.
Another victim was flown to Greenville Memorial Hospital, and at least 8 others were taken to local hospitals in Anderson and Greenville, cops said.
One person died in a shooting at VFW Post 6089 in Anderson, South Carolina on Saturday night. Google Maps
More than 100 cops. EMS, and firefighters responded to the scene.
The shooting took place just feet away from the VFW on Scarborough Road, where a sixth annual Juneteenth celebration was taking place — celebrating the end of slavering in the US.
“The shooting occurred outside within feet of a Veterans of Foreign Wars, however, the post does NOT have any affiliation with the event itself,” the sheriff’s office stressed in the release.
There is currently no additional available information on the victims or the motive of the shooter.
