Girl, 17, among 10 injured, including 4 critically, following shooting in Charleston

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A 17-year-old girl was among 10 people injured following a mass shooting at a party in Charleston, South Carolina Monday evening, police said.

The incident unfolded as officers were dispatched to a lot where people were partying regarding a noise complaint and, upon arriving to the scene, they took on gunfire, Police Chief Luther Reynolds said, FOX Carolina reported.

“Immediately the officer took gunfire,” Reynolds said. “Two shots went into his cruiser.

“Let me tell you something. As we stand here right now, we’re lucky we don’t have a dead cop or dead citizens or dead community members,” the police chief added.

The officers remained in the cruiser, which was struck by several bullets. At least two entered the vehicle and one landed in the headrest of the driver’s seat, police said.

Officers took fire after responding to a noise complaint at a party Monday night, police said.
(City of Charleston Police Department)

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The officer suffered minor injuries from the glass that broke as the bullets entered, Reynolds added. Four people were critically injured in the shooting, police said.

Advisory: South St from Nassau St to Drake St and America St from Reid St to Mary St remain closed as investigators process the earlier shooting scene. #chsnews #chstrfc

— Charleston P.D. (@CharlestonPD) May 31, 2022

The shooting then overflowed into the surrounding community and “multiple people” suffered gunshot injuries, Charleston Police Sgt. Elisabeth Wolfsen said, according to the report.

“The crime scene spanned many blocks, many blocks. So we’ve been out all night,” Reynolds said.

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