NEWBERRY, S.C. — Three people now face charges in the early Saturday shooting at a block party on Wise Street that left four people wounded, the Newberry Police Department announced.
Those charged are Victavis Gaines and Jakevion Lott, both 19, and Jamyous Brooks, 17, police said. The gunfire erupted near Holloway Street, and responding officers located four wounded people, all of whom went to hospitals.
Chief Kevin Goodman said the violence endangered a whole neighborhood and that the department will not tolerate it.
Detectives expect to make more arrests, according to the department, which described the case as still developing. Felony cases from Newberry County are prosecuted by the Solicitor serving the 8th Circuit.
Tips on the case go to the department by phone at 803-321-1010.
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