At least 11 hospitalized after South Carolina beach town shooting, police say

At least 11 people were hospitalized Sunday night in a shooting at a South Carolina beach town, police said.

At least 11 people were hospitalized Sunday night in a shooting at a South Carolina beach town, police said.

The Horry County Police Department said in a statement that more victims are likely to have been taken to medical facilities in private vehicles after the gunfire in the community of Little River. Conditions of the injured were unavailable.

Police described the investigation as “active” and “ongoing.”

“Community members are advised to steer clear of the area as public safety personnel do their work,” police said.

A North Myrtle Beach police officer responding to the shooting was injured when his gun accidentally fired, Myrtle Beach police said in a separate statement. The officer, who suffered a leg wound, was stabilized at a hospital, the department said.