AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - A deadly weekend shooting outside an Aiken nightclub is believed to be an act of gang retaliation and may be connected to other recent shootings, the sheriff said Tuesday.
The Aiken Standard reports that Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt said Saturday’s shooting, which killed a North Augusta man and injured several others, seemed to be a gang retaliation to incidents that have occurred “over the past couple of weeks.”
“Without saying too much we think these are connected to some surrounding incidents in other counties and in our county,” Hunt said Monday.
The weekend following Thanksgiving was marked with a string of fatal shootings in and around the Aiken County community. Multiple law enforcement agencies are working to see if they are connected.
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