Four people were reportedly killed and at least 20 others were injured after a mass shooting early Sunday at a crowded bar in South Carolina , officials said.

A large crowd was at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island when sheriff’s deputies arrived and found many people with gunshot wounds.

Bar owner Willie Turral was inside the establishment, which was packed for a high school alumni event, when he heard shots going off “in bursts” outside. He described the scene: “Screaming and panic and fear,” The Associated Press reported.

Authorities responded to reports of a shooting at the bar at about 1 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to a news release shared by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).

The BCSO said in a statement on X that many people ran to nearby busi

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