The Sheriff’s Office is still searching for clues in a Saturday morning shooting that injured six people.

Sheriff Lee Foster says that several hundred people were in attendance at a block party near the intersection of Brown Chapel Circle and Brown Chapel Drive in the Helena community. The party reportedly included a neighborhood fish fry.

Just after 2 a.m., a fight broke out among several of the attendees, according to reports.

It was then, Sheriff’s Office investigators say, that someone begin firing shots into the crowd.

According to reports, someone was running from the crowd while shooting into it.

Foster says that six people were struck by bullets.

“All of the injuries were to the lower leg and none of the injuries were life-threatening,” according to Foster. “While the incident did not appear to be a planned event, I cannot imagine anything so terrible and as potentially deadly for so many as randomly firing a gun into a large crowd. Every effort will be made to bring the person or persons responsible for this crime to justice.”

Foster added officers have not garnered much information from the party-goers, injured or otherwise, and are still looking for clues in the shooting.

Foster mentioned that Helena’s Mayfest took place later on Saturday, and the two events were not affiliated with each other. He added Mayfest went off without a hitch.

“(Mayfest) is a well-run festival that was coordinated with the county to make a fun event for the people in that area. What happened Friday night should not be associated with the fine people that live in that area and work to have a good neighborhood,” said Foster, of some claims the two events were connected. “There are certain elements that don’t want people to live in peace. It is our job to track them down and place them in an environment where they can be controlled.”

The identities of the victims are being withheld at this time, said Foster.

Law enforcement officers are searching for leads in the shooting and a sizable cash reward is being offered for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.

Anyone with any information about this case, is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 321-2222 or www.newberrycountysheriff.com. You can also contact Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC, www.sccrimestoppers.com or text your tip to “TIPSC plus your message” to CRIMES (274637).