Shooting at Columbia park

Nearly a dozen people, mostly teenagers, were injured in a shooting early Saturday at a Columbia park, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said. At approximately 1:20 a.m. m. Saturday, the sheriff’s department said deputies received a call about a “large gathering of minors” in Meadowlake Park near Wilson Boulevard. When officers arrived, the department said they found most of the people had fled.

Nine of the 11 people at the gathering were injured by gunshots, according to the department. One person was struck by a car and another was described as suffering a hand injury, according to the department statement. The department said the area was littered with dozens of casings of various calibers.

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Incident detail

At the scene, an unidentified woman suffered injuries to her lower body after she was struck by a car, according to the statement. Then calls began coming in to submit reports of shooting victims at local hospitals, agents said. Students from several high schools in the area are believed to have participated in the meeting. The victims are between the ages of 16 and 20, the department said.

Two people, ages 18 and 19, were arrested after they fled a traffic stop while leaving the scene, according to the sheriff’s department. A gun was recovered from the car and the department said officers are working to determine if it was used in the shooting.

“This is an active and ongoing investigation with a very large crime scene,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement. “Investigators are still working to interview the victims and other people involved. Updates will be provided as they become available.” The sheriff’s department has said the gathering was “not a park-sponsored event” and that the Richland County Recreation Commission is fully cooperating with the investigation.Read More……