Major Isle of Palms shooting update in Charleston, South Carolina as 2 'suspects' identified after 6 shot in beach brawl

POLICE have arrested two suspects following a beach shooting that left six people hospitalized Friday evening.

Shawn Alexander Goods-Martin, 18, and an unnamed juvenile were taken into custody on Saturday in connection with the shooting in Isle of Palms, South Carolina.

Shawn Alexander Goods-Martin, 18, was charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon following an Isle of Palms shooting Saturday morning

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Shawn Alexander Goods-Martin, 18, was charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon following an Isle of Palms shooting Saturday morning
Six victims were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

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Six victims were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

All six victims were transported to the Medical University of South Carolina with non-life-threatening injuries.

Goods-Martin was charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon. It has not been confirmed if he was involved in the shooting.

The Isle of Palms Police Department has not released the identity of the juvenile.

Police originally detained several suspects following the Friday beach brawl that ended in gunfire.

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“We don’t know that any of them are necessarily the individual that fired," Cornett said.

Dozens of gunshots could be heard in video footage that surfaced following the attack.

A large group of teenagers had gathered at the beach for a high school senior skip day before fights broke out, Isle of Palms police chief Kevin Cornett said.

Most of the victims were high school-aged, but at least one was an older adult, Cornett said.

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Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them immediately.

It has not been confirmed if either of the arrested suspects was involved in the shooting

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It has not been confirmed if either of the arrested suspects was involved in the shootingCredit: live5news
Police originally detained several suspects following the Friday evening beach brawl

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Police originally detained several suspects following the Friday evening beach brawlCredit: live5news
Dozens of gunshots could be heard in video footage that surfaced following the attack

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Dozens of gunshots could be heard in video footage that surfaced following the attackCredit: Courtesy of @morsyn69

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