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WALTERBORO, SC (WCSC) – As Walterboro police continue to investigate a weekend shooting that left four people injured, including a 12-year-old boy, nearby small business owners say they’re worried.
Around 9:00 a.m. Saturday, police arrived at 252 Signature Events and found a 12-year-old boy shot three times. Three others were injured, including a man who was shot, a second man who was stabbed and a woman who was hit by shrapnel, Colton County Fire and Rescue Chief Barry McRoy said.
Natalie Wilson, owner of Natalie’s Body Basics, said she’s had her business on Main Street for 12 years and it’s always been a very quiet, peaceful, happy environment.
“I’m concerned that people don’t feel safe when they come to Main Street, and it’s sad because the businesses on Main Street have worked so hard to create a friendly, happy and welcoming environment, not just for tourists. Local people,” Wilson said.
Wilson has lived in Walterboro since she was 8 years old and said she still feels safe despite the incident.
“I’ve been on the road, sometimes I get here because it took me a long time to decorate things the way I wanted,” Wilson said. “I never felt safe. I see people passing by, but usually, after 9:30, 10 o’clock, nothing happens on the street.”
The last official update on casualties was that the 12-year-old victim was in surgery and the stabbing victim was listed in critical condition. The shooting victim, an adult, and the woman suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, McCroy said.
Walterboro Police Capt. Ron Grant said detectives are still actively investigating this shooting.
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