The Columbia Police Department has confirmed a mass shooting incident inside the Columbiana Centre Mall in South Carolina.
JUST IN 🚨 Mass shooting reported at the Columbia Mall, South Carolina
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 16, 2022
South Carolina police on Saturday confirmed that several people were injured during a shooting at a Columbia mall. https://t.co/L3smZ1KS7Q
— WSOCTV (@wsoctv) April 16, 2022
“Columbia Police Department Deputy Chief Melron Kelly said multiple people have been shot at the Columbiana Centre, but there are no fatalities reported,” according to The State newspaper of Columbia.
Shots were fired at Columbiana Centre mall on Harbison Boulevard Saturday, the Columbia Police Department reported at about 2:30 p.m.
People have been injured in the shooting, and officers were evacuating the mall, the department said. The injured people are getting medical attention.
“Some might have been trampled after shots were fired,” Kelly said.
No arrests have been made, and officers are “going store to store and closet to closet searching for someone with a weapon,” Kelly added.
In a statement regarding the shooting, the local police informed the public that shots had been fired and officers were in the process of assessing the scene.
“We have confirmed that people have been injured during the incident—they are receiving medical attention,” Columbia PDSC later added. “The extent of the injuries unknown at this time. Columbia PDSC officers have been evacuating the mall and getting people to safety.”
Update: We have confirmed that people have been injured during the incident — they are receiving medical attention. The extent of injuries unknown at this time. #ColumbiaPDSC officers have been evacuating the mall and getting people to safety.
— Columbia Police Dept (@ColumbiaPDSC) April 16, 2022
Law enforcement teams have been strategically making sure that the @ColumbianaCtr has been ‘cleared.’ No other reports of injuries.
— Columbia Police Dept (@ColumbiaPDSC) April 16, 2022
Local Fox Carolina reporter Cody Alcorn said that he heard from sources that there are “multiple victims” of the shooting.
Sources are telling me there are multiple victims at the shooting inside the Columbiana mall in Columbia, South Carolina. pic.twitter.com/7hgKXbixKy
— Cody Alcorn (@CodyAlcorn) April 16, 2022
BREAKING: The Columbia Police Department has confirmed that there were multiple injuries during a shooting at Columbiana Centre Mall. pic.twitter.com/NT3JsrvhoJ
— Drew Aunkst (@DrewAunkst) April 16, 2022
The exact number of people injured and the extent of those injuries has not been determined.
This is a developing news story.
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