LITTLE RIVER, S.C. — Ten people were shot and another person was injured Sunday night after an argument broke out on a boat in a South Carolina beach town, authorities said.
Update 2:03 p.m. ET May 26: According to the Horry County Police Department, officers were called to the Dolphin Cruise parking lot on Watson Avenue in Little River.
Police said that 10 people suffered gunshot wounds and another person -- who was not shot -- was injured.
“Of those, the worst of the injured are in critical but stable condition at area hospitals,” police said in a statement, adding that the incident stemmed from an argument during a private gathering on a charter boat.
According to police spokesperson Mikayla Moskov, the boat was docked at the time of the shooting, but no one was shot on the boat.
The location of the shooter and their identity remain under investigation.
Original report: According to a post on the Horry County Police Department’s Facebook page, the shooting occurred at about 10:20 p.m. ET in Little River, a beach community approximately 25 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach near the North Carolina-South Carolina state line.
The shooting was limited to an area near the Intracoastal Waterway.
“There is no risk to the community at this time,” police said.
Police said they received reports of other people arriving at area hospitals by personal vehicles.
It was unclear what led to the shooting, and police did not disclose how many shooters were involved.
“This is an active and ongoing investigation,” Horry County police said in a statement.
A North Myrtle Beach police officer responding to the shooting was injured when his gun accidentally fired, Myrtle Beach police said in a statement. The officer suffered a leg wound and was treated at an area hospital, department officials said.
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