A total of 14 people were injured as a result of the shooting that occurred at a mall in the city of Columbia, in the US state of South Carolina, according to the Columbia Police Department.
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with a shooting, according to Columbia Police Chief W.H. ``Skip'' Holbrook, cited by AP. The suspect is expected to be charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol.
On Saturday, Holbrook told reporters during a briefing, broadcast on social media, that no one was killed in the shooting, but a total of nine people were hit by gunfire, while five others were injured during the "stampede" following the incident.
"This was not a situation where we had some random person show up at a mall to discharge a firearm and injure people," Holbrook told reporters, adding that the three individuals who were detained "knew each other" and that the shooting was the result of "some type of conflict."
The victims’ ages range between 15 and 75; two of the injured are in critical condition, according to Holbrook.