One person was killed and nine others injured in a shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in Anderson County, South Carolina, on Saturday night. As of Monday, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has pinpointed persons of interest in the case, but no arrests have been made. Deputies said the shooting happened along Scarborough Road after a fight broke out shortly after 10 p.m. They said a crowd of hundreds had gathered for a Juneteenth celebration when a fight in the parking lot led to multiple shots being fired and people scrambling. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office says 35-year-old Laporshia Cobb was killed after she was shot in the abdomen.Another person was airlifted to a hospital and eight others were taken to hospitals in Anderson and Greenville. We know two of those victims were severely injured. The celebration has been an annual event over the last several years, deputies said.

One person was killed and nine others injured in a shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in Anderson County, South Carolina, on Saturday night.

As of Monday, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has pinpointed persons of interest in the case, but no arrests have been made.

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Deputies said the shooting happened along Scarborough Road after a fight broke out shortly after 10 p.m.

They said a crowd of hundreds had gathered for a Juneteenth celebration when a fight in the parking lot led to multiple shots being fired and people scrambling.

The Anderson County Coroner’s Office says 35-year-old Laporshia Cobb was killed after she was shot in the abdomen.

Another person was airlifted to a hospital and eight others were taken to hospitals in Anderson and Greenville.

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We know two of those victims were severely injured.

The celebration has been an annual event over the last several years, deputies said.