The incident took place around 2:28 p.m., and officers responded to the scene and began going store to store evacuating people, police said. The gunshot victims’ ages ranged from 15- to 75-years-old, Columbia Police Chief William Holbrook told reporters at a news conference later in the evening.
As of Saturday evening, eight two of the victims were in critical but stable condition, Holbrook said.
Store owners locked down and sheltered people in place as the police swept through the shopping center, Holbrook said. They are being reunited with their friends and family members.
— Columbia Police Dept (@ColumbiaPDSC) April 16, 2022