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Block party in Newberry erupts in gunfire
Posted: 05.15.2010 at 11:12 PM
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NEWBERRY -- A block party in Newberry involving several hundred people ends with a shooting.

According to Newberry County Sheriff's Office, a fight broke out among several of the attendees just after 2 a.m. Saturday.  Deputies say it was then that someone opened fire into the crowd.

Six people were struck in the lower legs.  None of the injuries were life threatening.

Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster calls this a random shooting.

If you have any information about this case, please call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.

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