Police have arrested two men and are looking for another man in connection with Saturday’s shooting at a mall in South Carolina, in which nine people and six others were injured.
Colombia Police Chief WH “Skip” Holbrooke said Monday that the 20-year-old Marquise Robinson had been arrested and charged with nine counts of assault and beating of severe and grave nature and once for each attempted murder and illegal carrying of a handgun. He is currently being held at the Lexington County Detention Center and has a bond hearing scheduled for Tuesday morning at 8:30 p.m.
Jewayne M. Price, 22, who was one of three initially detained by law enforcement as a person of interest, remains in police custody. He has been charged with illegal carrying of a handgun, and nine other charges of aggravated assault and aggravating aggravated assault and attempted murder have been added to his charges, the Colombian Police Department said Monday.
At Sunday’s hearing, a judge set bail at $ 25,000 for Price, who is under house arrest pending trial, according to Colombian police. It is not immediately clear whether Price has a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.
Police are still searching for a third suspect and say they have issued an arrest warrant for 21-year-old Amari Iskreni-Jamal Smith. He is wanted on nine counts of assault and assault, attempted murder and illegal carrying of a pistol and is considered “armed and dangerous”, police said.
Police declined to say whether any of the suspects had been arrested.
Fourteen people were initially reported injured in the Columbian Center shooting. But Holbrooke said another victim came to police after the incident and reported a non-life-threatening injury.
Holbrooke said no deaths had been reported. One person remains in the intensive care unit and other victims have been released from local hospitals or will be released soon.
Police said the three men had a disagreement that led to the shooting. At least two firearms were seized and ballistic evidence was collected from the scene, Holbrooke said Monday.
A scene in a mall after a shooting in which at least 14 people were injured in Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Peter Zay / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Daniel Johnson said he and his family were visiting Alabama and eating at restaurants when they first heard gunshots and began to see people running. Johnson said people shouted for their children and husbands, knocking down tables in restaurants as they fled.
“Everyone was trying to get out,” Johnson said. “When I went out, you could see inverted prams, people’s phones and keys left. It was kind of a hurry.”
Johnson said he gathered his wife, daughter and son and headed for the exit after letting the crowd dissipate for a while.
“My biggest thing was – and not to sound selfish – to make sure our family is well and to take them out safely, because that’s not something we like to do for Easter weekend,” he said.
The increased police presence continued in the area hours after the shooting, although officers began to miss more traffic on the streets around shopping malls and shopping malls, which are usually full on weekends. Officers were also stationed in front of a nearby hotel designated as a gathering place for people at the scene of the shooting and their families.
Workers from several stores remained huddled in an almost empty parking lot on Saturday night, waiting for police to let them in to pick up their car keys and personal belongings so they could leave. They said they did not hear or see anything during the shooting, but followed the mall’s warning system and were evacuated by police shortly afterwards. They declined to give names, citing company policy.
“Today’s isolated, senseless act of violence is extremely upsetting and our thoughts are affected by everyone,” the Columbiana Center said in a statement. “We are grateful for the prompt response and continued support of our security team and our law enforcement partners.”
The shooting is the latest in a series of shootings in or near malls across the country.
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head on Wednesday in front of the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. Officials said he was with a group of boys when they got into an argument with a second group.
On Tuesday, the owner of a shoe store in Southern California accidentally shot a 9-year-old girl while shooting two thieves at the Mall of Victor Valley, police said.
Earlier this month, police said six people were killed and 12 others injured in Sacramento, California, during a shootout between rival gangs as bars closed in a busy area near Downtown Commons and the Capitol. the state.
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