BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - Four people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina early Sunday morning.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday, deputies were called to several reports of a shooting at Willie’s Bar and Grill on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on St. Helena.

At the scene, deputies say they found a large group of people, some of whom had been shot.

Deputies learned that hundreds of people were at the scene when the shooting happened. Many victims and witnesses ran to the nearby businesses and properties to find shelter from the gunshots.

Several victims were initally taken to the hospital by EMS. More victims also showed up at nearby hospitals seeking medical attention for their injur

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