HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A 19-year-old man was arrested in connection with the Little River boat party shooting on Sunday night.

Shawon Shamarion Williams, 19, was taken into custody in Lake County, Illinois.

Williams is expected to be charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to Horry County spokesperson Mikayla Moskov.

Eleven people were injured in an altercation on a charter boat that led to the shooting in Little River, according to officials.

During the event, Chief Leonhardt said the shooting happened on a docked private charter boat with around 124 people on board.

The initial call was a report of a head injury, according to officials.

Police said 10 people were shot, and one has an "unknown non-gunfire

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