BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC. (WTOC) - The Beaufort County School District released a clarifying statement after reports that a mass shooting at a St. Helena bar was a Battery Creek High School alumni event.

The school district said this event was not sanctioned by school administrators or the school district.

People we spoke to at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island Sunday, said the shooting occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. where they said there was a party for alumni of Battery Creek High School.

What we know about the mass shooting so far

Four people are dead and at least 20 others are injured following this shooting.

The incident prompted reaction from South Carolina leaders on social media.

WTOC visited the scene to talk with law enforcement, the bar’s owner and community member

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