CLOVER, S.C. — Police in Clover are looking for the people who fired shots in a local park while children were nearby Wednesday night.
It happened around 7:30 p.m. at Roosevelt Park, the Clover Police Department said.
Channel 9′s Tina Terry was at Roosevelt Park on Thursday and learned the shooting took place as a youth baseball team with 6-8-year-olds was playing on the field Wednesday night.
Thankfully, no one was hurt.
Police said three men quickly drove away after the shots were fired in a car described as a 2021 black Hyundai.
After hearing those gunshots, Dionka Mackins told Terry she jumped up and looked out the window at the nearby park.
“I was watching television and I heard boom, boom, boom, and I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, what was that?’” Mackins said. “There were two police cars and their lights were on, and then I seen some people running onto the hill.”
A spokesperson for Clover Police said when officers arrived, they saw the Hyundai drive away from the area.
“People were running and trying to duck the gunshots,” said Tracy Reid with Clover PD.
Reid says detectives believe this was an isolated incident. They’re still investigating and searching for those involved. They also said they’ll work on bringing more police presence to the park on game nights to help the community feel safe.
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