LANCASTER, SC. (THECOUNT) — A shooting at Lancaster, SC, Old Skool Nightclub, has left two people dead and 8 others suffering from gunshot injuries early Saturday morning, according to reports.
Two people reportedly were killed and eight others injured following a shooting at the popular nightclub in Lancaster, South Carolina, according to the sheriff’s office.
Law enforcement is still searching for the shooter or shooters.
Around 2:45 a.m., shots were fired both inside and outside Old Skool Sports Bar & Grill, according to Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile.
“This was a violent incident of huge magnitude that was witnessed by lots of people,” said Sheriff Faile. “Two people are dead, and many more are seriously injured. The shooter or shooters are out there. We need to talk with everybody who was at the club when the shooting happened, and I encourage those witnesses to contact us immediately so those responsible for these deaths and injuries can be taken into custody,” reports WLTX.
The two deceased victims have not been publicly identified. At this time, officials are only identifying them as men.
A total of eight others remain hospitalized. Four suffered non-critical injuries. The condition of the other four was not immediately known.
Investigators have obtained search warrants to search the club and any vehicles in the parking lot.
No arrests have been made.
Investigators do not yet know if there was one or more shooters.
The club us is located at 1384 Old Charlotte Road in the Twin Pines area of Lancaster.
Anyone with possible information on the double deadly incident should contact police at 911.
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Geo quick facts: The city of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 8,526 but due to South Carolina’s strict annexation laws its actual population is well over twenty thousand people – Wikipedia.
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