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Multiple shot, 2 officers hurt after gunfire erupts in downtown Charleston, S.C.

Multiple people were shot and at least two law enforcement officials were hurt Monday night after gunfire erupted in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, according to police.

Officers responded to the area of America and South streets around 11:40 pm. Monday on a report of gunshots, Charleston police said in a news release.

Several people were hit in the Memorial Day shooting and are being treated at hospitals, according to the release. The extent of their injuries was unknown early Tuesday.