Category: South Carolina

At Least 9 Injured in Shooting at Club in South Carolina: Authorities

HAMPTON, S.C.—Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a nightclub in Hampton County early Sunday that left at least nine people injured. South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the early Sunday shooting at Cara’s Lounge in Hampton County. The agency said in an email there were no reported fatalities. No…


Police Arrest Suspect in South Carolina Mall Shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital on Saturday that left 14 people injured. Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said 22-year-old Jewayne M. Price, who was one of three people initially detained by law enforcement as a person of interest, remains…


Police: Multiple People Injured in Shooting at Shopping Mall in South Carolina’s Capital

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital has left multiple people injured, police said. Columbia police were evacuating the Columbiana Centre mall Saturday afternoon and working to assess the scene. “We have confirmed that people have been injured during the incident—they are receiving medical attention,” police tweeted. “The extent of injuries…


12 Injured in Shooting at South Carolina Mall; 3 Detained

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital that authorities do not believe was a random attack. Three people who had firearms have been detained in connection with the Saturday afternoon shooting at Columbiana Centre, Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said. He…


Police Arrest Suspect in South Carolina Shooting; 14 Injured

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Police have arrested a 22-year-old male in connection with a shooting at a busy shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital on Saturday that left 14 people injured. Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said Jewayne M. Price, who is one of three people initially detained by law enforcement as a person of interest, remains…


South Carolina Considers Legislation Prohibiting Transgender Medical Procedures on Minors

South Carolina joins at least 10 other states with lawmakers considering legislation that would prohibit doctors from performing medical and surgical gender transitional procedures on minors who identify as transgender. State Sen. Josh Kimbrell introduced on April 14 Senate Bill 1259, which would penalize physicians for performing the procedures. Because the bill is in its early…


South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Execution by Firing Squad Over Electric Chair

A death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair, which would make him the state’s first execution by firing squad, according to court documents filed on Friday. Richard Bernard Moore, 57, has his execution scheduled for April 29 after spending more than two decades on…


Coroner: Victim in Shooting at South Carolina Plant Dies

ANDERSON, S.C.—One of the two workers shot last week by a former employee at a South Carolina industrial plant has died, authorities said. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said 24-year-old Iain Samuel Pearce of Belton, South Carolina died on April 10 after he and another employee at the Fraenkische plant in Anderson County were shot…


South Carolina Schedules First Execution Since 2011 With Choice of Firing Squad

A prison in South Carolina is set to execute its first death row inmate in 11 years, now giving inmates the option to pick death by firing squad after corrections spent $53,600 on renovations. The execution of Richard Bernard Moore, 57, was initially scheduled for November 2020, but his execution was deferred by the South…


Sheriff: 2 Wounded, Suspect Dead, in Shooting at South Carolina Plant

ANDERSON, S.C.—A former employee shot and wounded two workers at an industrial plant in South Carolina before taking his own life, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fraenkische plant in Anderson County. Two people were wounded, one critically, and taken to a hospital, county Coroner Greg Shore told local media….