Colombia Police Chief WH “Skip” Holbrook said Monday that 20-year-old Marquise Robinson has been arrested and charged with nine counts of assault and assault of a high and aggravated nature and once counted any attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms. . He is currently being held at Lexington County Detention Center and a bond hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 8:30 p.m. Jewayne M. Price, 22, who was one of three people initially detained by law enforcement as a person of interest, remains in police custody. He was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, and nine more were charged with aggravated assault and aggravated assault with felony criminal mischief and attempted murder, the Columbia Police Department said Monday. At a hearing Sunday, a judge set $ 25,000 bail for Price, who is under house arrest pending trial, according to Columbia police. It is not immediately known if Price has a lawyer who could speak for him. Police are still searching for a third suspect and say they have issued an arrest warrant for 21-year-old Amari Sincere-Jamal Smith. He is wanted on nine counts of assault and assault of a high and aggravating nature, attempted murder and illegal pistol firearms and is considered “armed and dangerous”, police said. Police declined to say whether any of the suspects had previously been arrested. Fourteen people were initially reported injured during the shooting at the Columbiana Center. However, Holbrooke said another victim came to police after the incident and reported a non-life-threatening injury. Holbrooke said no casualties were reported. One person remains in the ICU, while other victims have been discharged from local hospitals or will be discharged soon. Police said the three men had some sort of disagreement, which led to the shooting. At least two firearms were seized and ballistic evidence collected from the scene, Holbrooke said Monday. A scene inside a mall after a shooting that left at least 14 people injured in Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Peter Zay / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Daniel Johnson said he and his family were visiting from Alabama and eating at the dining area when they first heard gunshots and started seeing people running. Johnson said people shouted for the children and their spouses, knocking on tables in the dining area as they fled. “Everyone was trying to get out,” Johnson said. “When I went out, you could see baby strollers overturned, people’s phones and left keys. It was a bit of a mess.” Johnson said he picked up his wife, daughter and son and started heading out after letting the crowd escape for a while. “My biggest thing – and not to sound selfish – was to make sure our family was well and get them out safely because this is not something we like to do on Easter weekend,” he said. The strong police presence continued in the area a few hours after the shot, although police officers began to leave more traffic on the streets around the shopping malls and shopping centers that are usually full of weekends. Officers were also stationed outside a nearby hotel designated as a reunion area for people at the scene of the shooting and their families. Workers from some shops remained concentrated in the mostly empty parking lot on Saturday night, waiting for police to let them return to retrieve their car keys and personal belongings to leave. They said they did not hear or see anything during the shootings, but followed the mall’s alert system and were evacuated by police shortly afterwards. They declined to give their names, citing company policies. “Today’s isolated, irrational act of violence is extremely disturbing and our thoughts are with all those affected,” the Columbiana Center said in a statement. “We are grateful for the prompt response and continued support of our security team and our law enforcement associates.” The shooting is the latest in a series of shootings in or near shopping malls across the country. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head Wednesday outside the Atlantic Terminal Mall in Brooklyn. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Officials said they were with a group of boys when they came into conflict with a second group. On Tuesday, a shoe store owner in Southern California accidentally shot a 9-year-old girl while shooting two thieves at the Mall of Victor Valley, police said. Earlier this month, police said six people were killed and 12 others injured in Sacramento, California, during a clash between rival gangs as they closed bars in a busy area near Downtown Commons and the State Capitol.
