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Though authorities initially said 12 people were shot, there were 10 victims of the shooting, Lt. Jimmy Bolt from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office told NBC News. Bolt blamed the miscount on confusion in the immediate aftermath of the incident. Two were pronounced dead at the hospital and eight were wounded, their conditions ranging from non-life threatening to critical.<\/p>\n

Victims were taken to nearby hospitals by emergency medical services as other agencies came to assist.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear if it was just one shooter as the nightclub had a large amount of casings inside. Lewis said the incident could potentially be gang related, though he did not give a reason why he believed that to be the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a very active thing inside the club,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cThere’s a small stage where some artists for a group was performing. Everything’s turned over there’s a few chairs in there, food on the floor for models busted. You can tell somebody’s left in a hurry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lewis said he was unsure why the club was open at all given the state\u2019s current coronavirus restrictions. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has allowed a number<\/a> of businesses to reopen, but entertainment venues such as nightclubs and theaters have remained closed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don’t know if they filed an appeal to do that or not about the governor’s order,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cI do know they were serving alcohol in there and those kind of things. I don’t know how many people. I know there was a very, very, very large crowd… with very little space in there for any type of social distancing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities are in contact with the governor\u2019s office to check if Club Lavish filed for an appeal to the state\u2019s order.<\/p>\n

Coronavirus is on the uptick in South Carolina, with the state reporting more than 1,800 new cases on Saturday. South Carolina has had a total of 43,386 cases, according to NBC News tracking data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n