This is the second mass-shooting in a small southern town in two days, following a massacre in Mississippi yesterday that left 6 dead and a dozen wounded. What is going on down south?

>‘Like a machine gun’: 4 dead, 20 injured in mass shooting in Beaufort County, SC

>Four people were killed in a mass shooting at a St. Helena Island bar early Sunday morning as sounds of rapid gunfire sent patrons running for their lives.

>At least 20 customers at Willie’s Bar and Grill, 7 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, were injured during the shooting, in addition to four people who were pronounced dead at the scene, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said.

>Names of the victims were not immediately released pending the notification of family.

>Authorities received multiple reports of a shooting just before 1 a.m. Upon arriving, deputies found a large crowd, with several suffering from gunshot wounds. At the time of the shooting, the Sheriff’s Office said hundreds of people were at the bar, and multiple victims and witnesses ran to nearby businesses and properties seeking shelter.

>Beaufort County EMS transported four victims to area hospitals in critical condition. At least 20 people were shot. Additional victims continued to arrive at the hospital on their own to be treated for injuries. No arrests have been made.

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article312475307.html