1 killed, 9 wounded in major shooting in South Carolina

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One person was killed and nine others were injured on Saturday as a result of a “chaotic” shooting at a Juneteenth event near a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in South Carolina. An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting.

According to Fox Carolina, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the shooting occurred at roughly 10 p.m. on Saturday near the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Anderson County. The sheriff’s officers noted that the shooting occurred after a fight.

“Anderson County deputies are responding after multiple people are shot on Saturday evening,” the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Instagram. “At least 10 people were gunned down in a neighborhood along Scarborough Road after a fight ensued on the street and shots rang out.”

Law enforcement officials confirmed that one individual was killed, one individual was flown to Greenville Memorial Hospital, and at least eight other individuals were transported to local hospitals as a result of Saturday’s shooting incident.

“The chaotic scene brought in more than 100 law enforcement personnel, EMS, firefighters, troopers and SCDNR after hundreds of people scattered, leaving behind shoes and debris in the roadway,” the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said. “We know the crowd gathered for a Juneteenth celebration for the sixth year in a row.”

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According to WSPA, the Anderson County Coroner identified the deceased victim in Saturday’s shooting as 35-year-old Laporshia Janae Gray Cobb. The Anderson County Coroner determined that the 35-year-old victim was killed as a result of a gunshot wound she sustained in her abdomen. WSPA noted that Cobb’s death has been ruled a homicide.

Fox Carolina reported that 18-year-old Tiyelle Rakelle Demon Hollings was arrested and charged for murder and for the possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

In a statement obtained by WSPA, Shale Remien, an Anderson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, said that “chaos is an understatement” when describing Saturday’s crime scene.

“What we do know is that multiple shots rang out with multiple people hurt all at the same time,” Remien said. “We had people who were being taken physically from the scene, and that is why you see the debris. You see pieces of clothing; you see everything just scattered on the ground at this point in time, because we even have people who took off within their own cars in order to get to the hospital.”