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AdvertisementShooting happened at Lavish Lounge on White Horse Rd.2 dead, 8 others injured in shooting at Lavish Lounge in Greenville County, deputies sayShooting happened at Lavish Lounge on White Horse Rd.Hide TranscriptShow Transcript&gt;&gt; LIVE, LOCAL, LATE BREAKING NEWS. THIS IS WYFF NEWS 4 AT 11:00. &gt;&gt; A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING, YOU KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT PEOPLE WERE INJURED. &gt;&gt; YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR GUN WITH YOU AT NIGHT TO A SPORTS BAR, YOU NEED TO STAY HOME. &gt;&gt; THIS FUNCTION NOT HAVE BEEN OPENED. &gt;&gt; WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT ALLOWED FOR CLUBS TO EVEN OPERATE. &gt;&gt; LET’S COME TOGETHER. &gt;&gt; I AM TIRED OF US NOT LOOKING AT EACH OTHER AND NOT RECOGNIZING ONE ANOTHER’S HUMANITY. &gt;&gt; WE MUST HAVE JUSTICE FOR MICHAELA AND CJ. JOE GOOD EVENING : I’M JOE RIPLEY. TONIGHT, DEPUTIES ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY FOUR PERSONS OF INTEREST IN A NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING THAT KILLED TWO AND INJURED EIGHT OTHERS. IT’S A NIGHTCLUB THAT OFFICIALS SAY NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, JUST RELEASED BY THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. OF THOSE FOUR PERSONS OF INTEREST -- HERE IS A PHOTO OF THE FOUR PERSON OF INTEREST RELEASED BY THE REVO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. DEPUTIES DRIVING BY LAVISH LOUNGE HEARD GUNSHOTS AROUND 1:45 THIS MORNING. MORE DEPUTIES RUSHED TO THE SCENE. THE CLUB WAS HOSTING A CONCERT. BYSTANDERS CAPTURED THE MOMENT’S THE SHOTS RANG OUT. YOU CAN HEAR LOUD MUSIC PLAYING THEN CHAOS ERUPTS. THE RECORDING GOES DARK BUT YOU CAN HEAR THE SHOOTING AND PEOPLE RUNNING FOR COVER. RIGHT NOW, INVESTIGATORS ARE COMBING THROUGH SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM NEARLY 20 DIFFERENT SECURITY CAMERAS, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE SHERIFF BELIEVES THE SHOOTING WAS GANG RELATED. OUR NOLAN BLAIR WAS THERE THIS MORNING RIGHT AFTER THE SHOOTING. HE BREAKS DOWN WHAT DEPUTIES SAW WHEN THEY GOT THER &gt;&gt; LEWIS SAYS SOME OF THE VICTIMS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA EMS BUT OTHERS. LEWIS DESCRIBED THE SCENE LEFT BEHIND INSIDE LAVISH LOUNGE NOW. &gt;&gt; IT SOUNDED DIFFERENT THAN FIREWORKS. PEOPLE STARTED SCREAMING. THEY KNEW SOME PEOPLE WERE INJURED. &gt;&gt; A LOT OF THEM WERE TRANSPORTED FROM SOMEBODY THAT WAS HERE. THEY JUST THREW SOMEBODY IN THE CAR AND TRY TO GET THEM IN THE HOSPITAL. FORTUNATELY, THE HOSPITAL IS EXTREMELY CLOSE BY. &gt;&gt; LEWIS DESCRIBED THE SCENE LEFT BEHIND INSIDE LAVISH LOUNGE NOW. &gt;&gt; THERE IS A STAGE WHERE SOME ARTIST OR GROUP WAS PERFORMING. EVERYTHING WAS TURNED OVER. THERE ARE A FEW CHAIRS IN THERE. FOOD ON THE FLOOR. SOME MODELS BUSTED. YOU CAN TELL SOMEBODY LEFT IN A HURRY. PRETTY LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLOOD. &gt;&gt; INVESTIGATORS WERE ON SITE TO LOOK THROUGH EVIDENCE. LEWIS SUMMED UP THE INCIDENT. &gt;&gt; IT IS A TERRIBLE SITUATION TO BE HONEST. &gt;&gt; IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, NOLAN BLAIR, WYFF NEWS 4. JOE: A TOTAL OF TEN PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN THE CLUB. TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED. FIRST, 23 YEAR OLD MYKALA BELL. DEPUTIES SAY SHE WAS AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER. 51 YEAR OLD CLARENCE JOHNSON A SECURITY GUARD AT THE CLUB, LOST HIS LIFE AS WELL. EIGHT OTHER PEOPLE WERE SHOT. SIX HAVE SINCE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. TONIGHT, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS HELD A PRAYER VIGIL FOR THE SHOOTING VICTIMS. I ALSO SPOKE WITH MYKALA’S FAMILY ABOUT HOW THEY WILL REMEMBER HER. &gt;&gt; IT HIT ME IN THE HEART. I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK. &gt;&gt; RAMON ARNOLD HAD JUST SEEN HIS NIECE, MYKALA BELL, THE DAY BEFORE SHE WENT TO LAVISH LOUNGE. FACEBOOK VIDEO SHOWS THE CHAOS THAT ENSUED AT THE NIGHTCLUB DURING A CONCERT. THE VIDEO GOES BLACK AS YOU HEAR GUNSHOTS IN THE BACKGROUND. ONE OF THOSE BULLETS ENDED MYKALA’S LIFE. &gt;&gt; IT JUST HURTS. IT TORE OUR FAMILY UP. MY WIFE HASN’T STOPPED CRYING SINCE IT HAPPENED. HER PARENTS ARE DEVASTATED. IT JUST HURTS. &gt;&gt; EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THIS DARKNESS AND TRIAL, YOU WILL ALWAYS GIVE US A GUIDING LIGHT. &gt;&gt; LESS THAN 24 HOURS, PRAYERS FOR MYKALA A MOTHER OF TWO . AND STERLING JOHNSON, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS C.J. &gt;&gt; BEAUTIFUL GIRL, FUNNY, FUN, GREAT MOTHER, LOVED AND ADORED HER CHILDREN AND SHE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY LOVED HER. THEY TOOK AWAY A GOOD PERSON FROM US. &gt;&gt; FROM FRUSTRATION: &gt;&gt; AND I MARCH THESE STREETS AND I PROTEST AND I SCREAM ’STOP THE VIOLENCE’ AND IT’S NOT ENOUGH, I’M TIRED OF IT. &gt;&gt; CHALLENGES: &gt;&gt; WE’VE GOT TO HAVE REAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE ADDRESS VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. &gt;&gt; PROMISES: &gt;&gt; WE MUST HAVE JUSTICE FOR MYKALA AND FOR CJ. &gt;&gt; DOZENS ROLLED IN TO SHOW SUPPORT, SOME BROUGHT FLOWERS, OTHERS DONATED MONEY AS INVESTIGATORS WORK TO FIND ANSWERS. &gt;&gt; IT’S LIKE A NIGHTMARE. IT IS A NIGHTMARE AND NONE OF US WOKE UP FROM IT YET. &gt;&gt; WE KNOW TONIGHT THAT LAVISH LOUNGE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN OPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. NIGHTCLUBS AND CONCERTS FALL UNDER GOVERNOR MCMASTER’S CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS OF ACTIVITIES NOT ALLOWED TO HAPPEN. HE SAID THIS ON THURSDAY. &gt;&gt; I CANNOT LIFT THOSE RESTRICTIONS, THOSE PROHIBITIONS IF THESE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE AND THE DANGER PERSISTS. I CAN’T DO IT. I WON’T DO IT. JOE: SHERIFF HOBART LEWIS SAYS HE CHECKED AND LAVISH LOUNGE HAD NO EXEMPTION TO OPEN THEIR DOORS. OUR TAGGART HOUCK LOOKS AT GROWING CALLS TO SHUT DOWN THE CLUB. &gt;&gt; AS DEPUTIES INVESTIGATED WHAT HAPPENED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE LAVISH LOUNGE, THERE WERE QUESTIONS. HOW COULD IT HAVE BEEN OPEN? &gt;&gt; THIS CLUB SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN OPEN THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN OPERATING TODAY. &gt;&gt; AND THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNORS OFFICE, GOV. HENRY MCMASTER’S STATE OF EMERGENCY OUTLAWS NIGHT CLUBS, AND CONCERTS DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF HOBART LEWIS SAYS THIS QUALIFIED AS BOTH. HE SAYS THERE WERE AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE INSIDE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. &gt;&gt; WHOEVER OPENED THIS CLUB I WOULD SAY ASSUMES 100% RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHO CAME IN LAST NIGHT AND WHO GOT TO GO HOME. IF THOSE CLUB OWNERS ARE WATCHING, I HOPE THEY SLEEP WELL TONIGHT BECAUSE IT’S THEIR FAULT, 100%. &gt;&gt; I EXPECT CRIMINAL CHARGES TO BE FILED AGAINST THE CLUB OWNER AND ANYONE CONNECTED TO THE CLUB BECAUSE THIS WAS WRONG AND THEY VIOLATED THE GOVERNORS ORDER AND THEY ARE VIOLATING THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA LAWS. &gt;&gt; THE CLUB ITSELF WOULD RECEIVE A CITATION FOR THE VIOLATION. LEWIS SAYS COMBINED WITH PEOPLE HAVING GUNS INSIDE, HE’S COMMITTED TO SHUTTING IT DOWN. HE SAYS THE GOVERNOR HAS OFFERED TO HELP. &gt;&gt; WE DON’T HAVE A PLACE FOR THIS IN GREENVILLE. IT IS TRAGIC. IT IS UNNECESSARY, IT IS NONSENSE. &gt;&gt; THE SHOOTING AT LAVISH LOUNGE COMES JUST ONE DAY AFTER DEPUTIES WERE CALLED OUT TO ANOTHER NIGHTCLUB ON WHITE HORSE ROAD. SHERIFF LEWIS SAYS THEY DON’T BELIEVE THE SHOOTINGS ARE RELATED. EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO DOLCE AFTER THEY SAY A SECURITY GUARD WAS SHOT. THAT WAS AFTER A CHASE WITH DEPUTIES, TWO PEOPLE WERE DETAINED. THE DRIVER RAN AWAY. POLICE SAY WILLIAM MCKINNEY IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND POSSESSION OF A WEAPON DURING A VIOLENT CRIME. ANOTHER LOOK AT THE PEOPLE DEPUTIES NEED HELP IDENTIFYING TONIGHT, IN THE LAVISH LOUNGE SHOOTING. RIGHT NOW THEY’RE JUST CALLING THEM PERSONS OF INTEREST. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THEY COULD BE FROM THE ATLANTA AREA. IF YOU CAN HELP IN THIS CASE , YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT 23 CRIME. &gt;&gt; OUR COVERAGE OF THIS SHOOTING DOESN’T END TONIGHT. MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE WYFF NEWS 4 MOBILEAdvertisement2 dead, 8 others injured in shooting at Lavish Lounge in Greenville County, deputies sayShooting happened at Lavish Lounge on White Horse Rd.Two people are dead and eight others injured in a shooting at a Greenville County nightclub, according to Lt. Jimmy Bolt with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. Late Sunday afternoon, deputies released photos of four persons of interest in the case. They say they have reason to believe they are from the Atlanta area.The victims have been identified as Mykala Bell, 23, of Greenville and Clarence Sterling Johnson, 51, of Duncan. Both were taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Bell's family tells WYFF News 4 that she was a mother of two, and just saw her children yesterday, before the shooting.Bolt said just before 2 a.m. two deputies were driving on White Horse Rd. and saw a disturbance at Lavish Lounge. (Watch news conference with Lewis below (before deaths were confirmed)) He said the deputies called for emergency back-up after hearing gunshots from inside the building.Multiple deputies, along with Greenville City Police and Highway Patrol, responded to the scene. (Video below was from inside the club when the shooting started)Bolt said deputies found multiple gunshot victims inside the lounge. He said all of the victims inside the lounge were taken to the hospital by EMS. Bolt said the Sheriff’s Office Communications Center also received calls that victims were being transported in personal vehicles to a hospital. Prisma Health spokesperson Sandy Dees says ten patients were taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital for gunshot wounds, related to the shooting. Bell and Johnson died at the hospital, according to the coroner, and Dees says all but two of the remaining hospitalized patients have been discharged.Sheriff Hobart Lewis said there was a concert happening inside the club at the time of the shooting. He said there was a "very, very, very, large crowd" inside the club. (Facebook live below from scene)"There's a lot of shell casings inside," Lewis said. "Everything is turned over, there are a few chairs in there, food on the floor, some bottles busted. You can tell somebody left in a hurry. There are some pretty large amounts of blood." Night clubs are not allowed to be open under Gov. Henry McMasters executive order. Lewis said they are looking to see if the club had been granted an exception. Anyone with information is urged to call CrimeStoppers at 23-CRIME.Two people are dead and eight others injured in a shooting at a Greenville County nightclub, according to Lt. Jimmy Bolt with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. Late Sunday afternoon, deputies released photos of four persons of interest in the case. They say they have reason to believe they are from the Atlanta area.AdvertisementThe victims have been identified as Mykala Bell, 23, of Greenville and Clarence Sterling Johnson, 51, of Duncan. Both were taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.Bell's family tells WYFF News 4 that she was a mother of two, and just saw her children yesterday, before the shooting.Bolt said just before 2 a.m. two deputies were driving on White Horse Rd. and saw a disturbance at Lavish Lounge. (Watch news conference with Lewis below (before deaths were confirmed))He said the deputies called for emergency back-up after hearing gunshots from inside the building.Multiple deputies, along with Greenville City Police and Highway Patrol, responded to the scene. (Video below was from inside the club when the shooting started)Bolt said deputies found multiple gunshot victims inside the lounge. He said all of the victims inside the lounge were taken to the hospital by EMS. Bolt said the Sheriff’s Office Communications Center also received calls that victims were being transported in personal vehicles to a hospital.Prisma Health spokesperson Sandy Dees says ten patients were taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital for gunshot wounds, related to the shooting. Bell and Johnson died at the hospital, according to the coroner, and Dees says all but two of the remaining hospitalized patients have been discharged.Sheriff Hobart Lewis said there was a concert happening inside the club at the time of the shooting. He said there was a "very, very, very, large crowd" inside the club. (Facebook live below from scene)This content is imported from Facebook.You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site."There's a lot of shell casings inside," Lewis said. "Everything is turned over, there are a few chairs in there, food on the floor, some bottles busted. You can tell somebody left in a hurry. There are some pretty large amounts of blood." Night clubs are not allowed to be open under Gov. Henry McMasters executive order. Lewis said they are looking to see if the club had been granted an exception. Anyone with information is urged to call CrimeStoppers at 23-CRIME.This content is imported from Facebook.You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.This content is imported from Twitter.You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Outside Greenville Memorial Hospital after an early morning shooting at Lavish Lounge on White Horse Rd. 10 people taken here to the hospital. Greenville County Sheriff Lewis says 2 have died — Taggart Houck WYFF (@Taggartwyff)Loading more articles...

AdvertisementShooting happened at Lavish Lounge on White Horse Rd.2 dead, 8 others injured in shooting at Lavish Lounge in Greenville County, deputies sayShooting happened at Lavish Lounge on White Horse Rd.Hide TranscriptShow Transcript&gt;&gt; LIVE, LOCAL, LATE BREAKING NEWS. THIS IS WYFF NEWS 4 AT 11:00. &gt;&gt; A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING, YOU KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT PEOPLE WERE INJURED. &gt;&gt; YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR GUN WITH YOU AT NIGHT TO A SPORTS BAR, YOU NEED TO STAY HOME. &gt;&gt; THIS FUNCTION NOT HAVE BEEN OPENED. &gt;&gt; WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE...

At least 12 injured in shooting inside Lavish Lounge in Greenville County

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