HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- Authorities in Illinois have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the Memorial Day weekend shooting aboard a chartered party boat in Little River that injured 11 people.

Shawon Shamarion Williams, 19, was taken into custody in Lake County, Illinois, according to the Horry County Police Department. He is expected to be charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Williams will be extradited to Horry County, Horry County police spokesperson Mikayla Moskov said late Thursday afternoon in an email news release. Moskov also said other individuals could be charged as the investigation continues.

News13 reached out to Jacklyn Bellamy, one of the organizers of the boat event and Williams' mother. We ask

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