The Greenville Police Department verified that multiple victims have been found after officers were dispatched to the mall in response to a suspected gunshot.
Authorities stated that two people have been sent to the hospital. According to Malarkey News, an 18-year-old male was reportedly treated for a gunshot wound to the neck.
According to authorities, people have been detained, and no additional shots have been fired since officers arrived on the scene. The police stated that a quarrel escalated into a shooting, and it was not an isolated incident.
According to WYFF, cops are assisting the Greenville County Sheriff's Office in clearing the mall at this moment.
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Major police and emergency responders are at the scene
Videos posted online showed a significant law enforcement presence surrounding parts of the shopping center. The response involved multiple law enforcement units, including police and firefighters, according to the Citizen App.
Authorities were dispatched to the mall at 700 Haywood Rd after receiving reports of a large police and fire department presence.
{{/usCountry}}Authorities were dispatched to the mall at 700 Haywood Rd after receiving reports of a large police and fire department presence.
{{/usCountry}}Unverified reports of an active shooter
Unverified reports of an active shooter began circulating online and around the mall. Authorities have not publicly confirmed that it is an active shooter scene.
Details remain limited at this time.
Isaac Weaver on X wrote, “Wife is locked in the back room of Greenville Mall currently and just called me saying there’s an active shooter. Check on your people if they were going today!"
An independent journalist, Jackson Gosnell, reported hearing multiple victims. According to a victim who reached out to Gosnell, “My Jackson is at the mall barricaded in the stock room because of an active shooter. Do you know anything about it?”
However, HT.com cannot verify these reports at the time.
(This is a developing story)