South Carolina officials say they are investigating a shooting at a Hampton County club that injured at least nine people, the second mass shooting in the state in as many days.
At least nine people were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Hampton County, South Carolina (Representational image)
Officials in the US state of South Carolina say they are investigating a shooting at a Hampton County club in the early hours of Sunday that injured at least nine people. This was the second mass shooting in the state in as many days.
The State Law Enforcement Division said in an email that no one was reported killed in the Easter morning shooting at the club in Hampton County. There was no immediate information available on the severity of the injuries.
SLED says it was asked by the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office to investigate. Hampton County is approximately 80 miles (about 129 kilometers) west of Charleston.
shooting comes a day later Shooting at a busy mall in the state capital Colombia, Colombian Police Chief WH “Skip” Holbrook said in a news release Saturday that nine people were shot and five were wounded as they tried to flee the scene at the Columbiana Center. The age of the victims was between 15 and 73 years.
The Columbia Police Department announced the arrest of 22-year-old Jeven M. Price, one of three people initially detained by law enforcement as a man with an interest in the mall shooting. The price is set for a hearing of the bond at 2 pm. On Sunday for illegally carrying a pistol. It is not immediately known whether Price has an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
Police said the 73-year-old victim was undergoing treatment, but other victims have been discharged from local hospitals or will be released soon.
“We don’t believe it was random,” Holbrook said. “We assume they knew each other and that something led to the bullets.”