Second teenager arrested in connection to Little River mass shooting. What we know
A second teenager has been taken into custody in connection to the Little River mass shooting.
Horry County Police announced that police in North Carolina took a 16-year-old male into custody for the May 25 shooting, a release said. He will be charged with eight counts of attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a weapon by a person unlawful.
The name of the teenager will not be released, as he is a juvenile. Police will bring him to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia, South Carolina, the release stated.
This is the second teenager arrested in the Little River shooting that sent 10 people to the hospital.
Shawon Shamarion Williams, 19, was arrested on May 29 in Illinois, The Sun News reported. Horry County will charge him with multiple counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
The shooting resulted in 10 people being shot at a dock near Watson Avenue in Little River. There was a ticketed boat party on a Hurricane Fleet vessel that docked at about 9 p.m. As people were exiting, a verbal fight started which allegedly caused the shooting, The Sun News reported.
Brooke Wright, a lawyer representing four victims, said everyone except the friends and family of the party host, Jackie O, were searched for a weapon. This included the teenagers allegedly responsible for the shooting. People also saw the underage men drinking alcohol while on board.
