12 people injured in shooting at US mall
Police at the scene of the shooting, Columbia City, South Carolina, USA – Photo: AP
Reuters news agency quoted William Holbrook, Columbia police chief, as saying the shooting happened at the Columbiana shopping center at about 2pm on April 16 (local time).
The police do not consider this shooting as random violence but stemming from conflicts between armed groups who know each other.
However, details surrounding the shooting are sketchy. Local media reported that police and emergency personnel were crowding the scene.
No one was killed in the incident, but 10 people were hit by bullets. Eight of them were taken to area hospitals. Two people are in critical condition.
The victims of the shooting ranged in age from 15 to 73. Two people were injured from being “trampled” as people fled after hearing gunshots.
At least three people were arrested by police for carrying guns in the shopping mall.
Columbia Police have set up a hotline for witnesses to the shooting and are asking anyone with video of the shooting to contact them.
Recently, there have also been 2 shootings causing many casualties. The first took place on April 3, leaving six people dead and 12 injured in Sacramento.
The other took place on April 12 on a subway train in New York City. Ten people were injured by bullets in the incident.
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