2 dead, 5 wounded at South Carolina block party that drew up to 1,000 people

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Two people were killed, including a teenager, when gunfire erupted at a rural South Carolina block party that drew up to 1,000 revelers in spite of government warnings against large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said.

just before 8 p.m. on Saturday in an unincorporated area about nine miles outside Union, South Carolina, after the Union County Sheriff's Department responded to a complaint of vehicles blocking a roadway, Major Scott Coffer told ABC News on Sunday.

Coffer said a DJ was spinning tunes when a sheriff's deputy arrived at the party, which was on private property, and asked him to make an announcement for partygoers to move their cars. He said the deputy was arranging for several cars that were not moved to be towed when he heard the first shots, prompting him to call for backup.He said two young men were discovered mortally wound. One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to Union Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the Union County Coroner's Office said in a statement to ABC News on Sunday.

Another five people were taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds and are expected to recover, Coffer said.

 

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criminals do not stay in there homes,.

Well look at the bright side. That's considerably less than what Covid19 has taken on a daily basis. Thanks Trump

So sad.

Back to business as usual.

Back to normal in 3......2.......BANG.

Looks like we're finally getting back to normal.

Parties advertised on social media should be banned or the social media platforms they are using to advertise them should be held liable!

Probably a social distancing fundamentalist...

Rule number one never go to any event where there's all dark skin people never ever it needs to be diversity👌👌👌😜😜 change that low vibrating dark skin ppl👌👌😜

NRA

Stay yo ass at the house. SMH. Health or life isn’t worth it.

Did they have masks on?

I love how the media says 'rural' trying to make people think it was a white people party. Look at the names involved, it was another 1,000 person black people party.

Americans have a lot of pent up murderin' to nake up for.

Crazy. If people had just followed the guidelines and stayed home.

Stupid people doing stupid things.

Someone upset about the lack of social distancing?

Все будет хорошо

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It never ends...

The party was hosted by Coronavirus

The more this happens, the less people are going to remember their manners. Death is going to be wished upon the troublemakers through sheer desperation of those trying to cooperate at great social and financial loss.

LIFE ON PLANET HELL 😞😞

The beat goes on.

Prayers

Um, what?

Not white

Hardcore partiers

PaulZeise How big is the fucking block to attract 1000 people

As if the virus wasn’t enough, you have to dodge real bullets as well. We live in a very strange country, I don’t understand it. Or what makes people behave like this.

If the Corona don't kill you then bullets sure will!

The infections not counted in

Here’s a snapshot of two of the shooters;

JoshuaA_84 And so it begins ...again !

Well, we’re back to shooting each other

It's a Mocking-Story™ Designed to Derail your Mind.

PaulZeise Sounds like a bunch of Biden supporters...

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58 people where shot in Chicago and 10 murder and there city is shut down, Since the first of the year 1,011 shot and 206 murder, Gangs and drug dealers do not listen to the mayor. No government warning for South Carolina

HerbArndt I’m telling you all now if there were effective leadership in the White House, things could’ve or would be different. That really matters. I’m imagining how American people would’ve reacted to President Obama if he were in office; he’d have saved many lives is the difference.

EvelDick America, Land of the selfish and the home of the stupid

Things are back to normal...NOT

Guns are garbage and our leaders are not doing enough.

Selective wording. A video about covid that had nothing to do with the story. Cant imagine why.....Business as usual abcnews.

Fake news

Yeah yeah....

Probably those pesky out of control, gun toting Trump supporters.*sarcasm

In America, if the corona virus doesn’t get you the responsible gun owners will

Party is over, but not this way. Deep Condolences for those who lost thire life, as for the suspect please turn yourself in.What we don't want is a dangerous person on the lose during a pendimic.

White Nationalists right?🤔🤔

Them to Rona:

You ususally inlcude the race of people. Can you please update? Thanks!

Were they black ?

A gunfight at an illegal pandemic party. Doesn’t get more American than that.

I’m sure the state will add the two poor souls to the Covid count

Choices..

Get ready for more and more incidents like this... Lets work and make ourselves more stupid.

Yessir, we are getting our country back to normal, right?

Can we see a picture of the block party?

so youre saying corona didnt kill these individuals?

They're obviously concerned about public safety.

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