Two hospitalized after Saturday night shooting at Jasper Co. house party, police say

Two people were hospitalized after a shooting early Saturday morning in Jasper County, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.

The shooting happened around 3 a.m. on Crabapple Lane near Ridgeland.

The two people were shot during an altercation at a party where there were around 20 people present, according to the sheriff’s office.

One of the victims was flown to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. The other was transported to that hospital by ambulance, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting.

Anyone with information should contact the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at (843) 726-7779.

Katherine Kokal

The Island Packet

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Katherine Kokal graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Island Packet newsroom in 2018. Before moving to the Lowcountry, she worked as an interviewer and translator at a nonprofit in Barcelona and at two NPR member stations. At The Island Packet, Katherine covers Hilton Head Island’s government, environment, development, beaches and the all-important Loggerhead Sea Turtle. She has earned South Carolina Press Association Awards for in-depth reporting, government beat reporting, business beat reporting, growth and development reporting, food writing and for her use of social media.