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UPDATE 3-South Carolina mall emptied after shots reported, police say

Published 2016-02-20, 09:06 p/m
© Reuters. UPDATE 3-South Carolina mall emptied after shots reported, police say
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Feb 20 (Reuters) - A search was underway at a shopping
center on the outskirts of the South Carolina state capital on
Saturday after reports of gunfire in the busy mall, but there
was no active shooter on the scene, local police said.
Officers were evacuating the Columbiana Centre mall, about
10 miles northwest of the State House in downtown Columbia, and
talking with potential witnesses, the Columbia Police Department
said on its Twitter (N:TWTR) account. A South Carolina Law Enforcement
Division helicopter was assisting in the operation.
Police Chief William "Skip" Holbrook said the incident began
inside the mall with a fistfight involving three men. He told
reporters during a nighttime news conference that two people
then pulled out firearms and fired into the air before fleeing.
Holbrook said people were still being evacuated from the
mall by 9 p.m. local time, and some people were still sheltered
in place inside the center. He said there were no reports of any
injuries and no one was in custody.
Earlier, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin sent a Tweet on his
account reading: "Urgent! Report of an active shooter at
Columbiana Center Mall. Please avoid the mall and Harbison Blvd
if possible."
The reports of gunfire came soon after the polls closed in
South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, but there was
no known connection between the voting and events at the mall.

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