Ten people were injured and three law enforcement officials were hurt Monday night after gunfire erupted in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, according to police.
Highlights
- Four of the 10 people injured were in critical condition in hospitals.
- A 17-year-old was among the injured, the rest were adults, police said.
- Two Charleston County Sheriff’s Office deputies were assaulted while trying to control the crowd, resulting in minor injuries.
- The shooting occurred during a violent Memorial Day weekend, a preliminary count found that gun violence left at least 156 people dead and 412 injured from 5 p.m.
- Friday to 5 a.m., the Gun Violence Archive said.
- The mayor condemned gun violence in the city and across the nation, a nod to the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting and Uvalde, Texas, school shooting.