ST. HELENA — At least 20 people were injured, including four people who died, during an early-morning mass shooting at a Beaufort County restaurant.

Hundreds of people were at Willie’s Bar and Grill on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in St. Helena just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 12 when a shooting occurred, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived to a large crowd of people that was dispersing as victims and witnesses ran to nearby businesses and properties to seek shelter from the bullets, the statement said.

EMS transported several victims to the hospital, and others continued to show up at area hospitals to seek medical attention for their injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.

At least 20 people were injured. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene,

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