Colleton County Fire-Rescue
04/24/2021
24/April/2021 - Triple Shooting Incident - "A" Shift
Incident # 21-02838 - Three people received life threatening
gunshot wounds in a shooting incident at Classics Club, 2444
Robertson Blvd. Saturday morning 24-April. 9-1-1 received
multiple reports of people being shot at the club
beginning at 02:13. County and City Law Enforcement quickly
arrived and secured the scene. Engine 19 and Medic 19
arrived to find a critically injured man who was shot three
times, one wound was to the neck. The patient was in severe
distress and advanced airway maneuvers were necessary to
secure his airway. Firefighter-Paramedics administered whole
blood and transported the patient emergent to the helipad at
Colleton Medical Center to meet with the CARE Flight
helicopter. The patient was transferred to the Flight Crew
and flown to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center in
North Charleston. A second adult male was shot six times.
Firefighter-Paramedics treated him at the scene, then
transported him emergent to the Trauma Center at Trident
Medical Center in Fire-Rescue Medic 26. Additional personnel
were onboard to assist with his care. Crews also
administered whole blood to the man. While units were on the
scene at Classics, Walterboro Police located a vehicle in
the ditch on Robertson Blvd about 1-1/2 miles south of the
location near Furlong Dr.
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They found an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds.
Fire-Rescue Medic 1 responded to this scene. The adult male
advised he had also been shot at Classics Club and fled the
scene. He was also in critical condition.
Firefighter-Paramedics worked to stabilize the man and
control his bleeding. The Meducare helicopter was enroute to
Walterboro to transport a MVC patient from an unrelated
incident and was diverted to the Airport to meet with Medic
1. The patient was transferred to the Flight Crew, then
flown to the Trauma Center at MUSC. A fourth patient was
struck by a car in the parking lot of the Club as people
were leaving the chaotic scene. He refused treatment and
left the location. The Sheriff's Office is investigating the
incident.
Engine 19, Medic 1, Medic 19, Medic 26, Battalion 1, Car
112, CARE Flight and Meducare responded. Battalion Chief
Scott O'Quinn served as Incident COmmander.
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