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When will Columbiana Centre in SC reopen after the shooting? Here’s the details

A shooting was reported at Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, S.C., drawing heavy law enforcement presence on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
A shooting was reported at Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, S.C., drawing heavy law enforcement presence on Saturday, April 16, 2022. nfeit@thestate.com

Columbiana Centre will reopen on Monday following a shooting that injured multiple people there on Saturday.

“Tomorrow (Sunday) the the mall was always planned to be closed for Easter Sunday,” said Lindsey Kahn, a spokeswoman for the mall. “We will be reopened on Monday.”

Columbiana Centre is currently closed after 12 people were injured during a shooting. Columbia police say three people have been detained and that they don’t believe the incident was random.

Nobody has died from the shooting.

Of the 12 people injured, 10 were shot and two others were hurt as people fled the scene, Columbia police Chief Skip Holbrook said during a 5 p.m. press conference.

Holbrook added that eight of the people shot were taken to hospitals, with two in critical but stable condition. The two other gunshot victims took themselves to the hospital.

The oldest victim was 73 years old and the youngest was 15, Holbrook said.

The first 911 call came in at 2:03 p.m. Saturday after shots were fired near the Gap store, Holbrook said. At least three people were seen with firearms inside the mall, and at least one person fired a gun, Holbrook said. Holbrook said it appears from a preliminary investigation that the shooter or shooters knew each other.

Patrick McCreless
The State
Patrick McCreless is the Southeast service journalism editor for McClatchy, who leads and edits a team of six reporters in South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The team writes about trending news of the day and topics that help readers in their daily lives and better informs them about their communities. He attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama and grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL.
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