Hampton, South Carolina (AP) – Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating a shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday that injured at least nine people. It was the third mass shooting in the United States over the weekend of Easter.
The state law enforcement department said in an email that no deaths were reported in the early shooting at the club in Hampton County. Information on the severity of the injuries is not immediately available. SLED says it has been asked to investigate by the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office. Hampton County is about 80 miles (about 129 kilometers) west of Charleston.
In Pittsburgh, meanwhile, two minors were killed and at least eight were injured in a shooting at a home party. The shooting, followed by a brawl, took place around 12:30 a.m. during a party at a short-term rental property where hundreds of people had gathered – “most” minors, Pittsburgh Police Department Chief Scott Schubert told reporters.
Sunday’s shooting comes just a day after a shooting broke out in a busy mall in the Colombian capital. Nine people were shot and five were injured as they tried to flee the scene at the Columbiana Center, Colombia Police Chief WH “Skip” Holbrooke said on Saturday. The victims are between 15 and 73 years old.
The Columbia Police Department has announced the arrest of 22-year-old Jewey M. Price, who was one of three people initially detained by law enforcement as a person of interest in the mall shooting. Price is expected to have a hearing at 2pm on Sunday on charges of illegal pistol carrying. It is not immediately clear whether Price has a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.
Police say the 73-year-old victim continues to receive medical treatment, but other victims have been released from local hospitals or will be released soon.
“We don’t believe it’s a coincidence,” Holbrooke said. “We believe they know each other and something led to the shooting.
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