GASTON, S.C. — Authorities have released new details related to gunfire that happened amid a gathering of hundreds of people in the Town of Gaston on Saturday evening.
Gaston Police Chief Stephen Watkins said officers had received reports of a large party around 8 p.m. with vehicles and people crowding along Hwy. 321 - roughly in the 300 block of North Main Street in the town.
Watkins said that as police began clearing the crowd of about 500 people, a single shot was fired. Police did find a man who said he was shot at but he told them he hadn't been struck by the gunfire.
Authorities later learned that the gunfire started as an argument between two people during which the suspect pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim's gun and other items.
At this point, police believe the suspect ran away but then the victim followed. It was at this point, based on what police have uncovered, that a shot was fired at the victim.
The chief said that there hasn't been anyone who has come forward suggesting they were struck by gunfire that night.
Watkins said that several agencies from around Lexington County responded due to the large size of the crowd that was there.
