North Charleston police officers responded to a Thursday incident at dd’s Discounts on Rivers Avenue where they first apparently thought an active shooter was holding those inside the store.
According to media reports, Deputy Chief Scott Perry said a man walked into the store with a long rifle and someone inside called 911. As police were setting up a perimeter, officers heard a single gunshot inside.
“We don’t know why he was there, or what the connection is,” Perry told media outlets. “It was never an active shooter situation.”
All employees and customers were outside the store at the time of the gunshot, according to Perry, and the suspect made no indication that he threatened to harm anyone else. The investigation is still ongoing.
CP OPINION: High court should force remapping effort
“So it is long past time for the high court to redress S.C. reapportionment grievances now that three rulings in June suggest the way that South Carolina Republicans drew the increasingly competitive First District was hyper-partisan and didn’t reflect the real shifts in population along the South Carolina coast.”
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CP: Weekend event at Emanuel coincides with church’s anniversary. Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Calhoun Street is hosting several events, including honoring the Emanuel Nine, a celebration of the return of the church’s restored organ and examining Charleston monuments. The event-packed weekend also falls on the church’s 250th anniversary.
CP: Gadsden Creek’s fate may be tied to mass graves. A volunteer researcher wants to launch a project to remember an estimated 26,000 people buried at a 19th-century mass burial ground that is today’s Harmon Field and the Citadel’s football stadium. To do so, the researcher said she wants to compile a list of the names of those buried and share the information on the internet.
CP: Atwood, other major writers to be at literary festival in November. The Charleston Literary Festival returns in November, featuring big names such as Margaret Atwood, Irish literary superstar Claire Keegan, British journalist Gary Younge, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Ford, The New Yorker essayist Adam Gopnik, award-winning storyteller Rebecca Makkai and many more.
CP: CARTA moves with slow progress. The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) received a $25.9 million federal grant in June and changed driver companies this month to bolster declining bus employment, but the progress is happening at a slow pace, according to some frequent bus passengers.
CP: Search underway for 2 new Rescue Brew pet stars. Nominations are now open for 2023 spokescat and 2023 spokesdog in the Charleston Animal Society’s fourth annual Rescue Brew Beer contest.
CP: City Paper nabs 16 advertising awards. The Charleston City Paper has won 16 awards in the S.C. Press Association’s annual Palmy Advertising Awards, including staff artist Dela O’Callaghan being named the state’s best designer for the third time.
In other news from around the state:
Four inmates plead guilty to deadly riot. Four inmates pleaded guilty Thursday to various charges for their part in the deadly 2018 riot at Lee Correctional Institution. Three of the inmates pleaded guilty to having contraband weapons during the riot, while the fourth pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and battery by mob and conspiracy.
Charleston committee requests redesign of Piggly Wiggly site. A group of Charleston City Council members remain divided about the next steps of the former Piggly Wiggly site in West Ashley, and agreed to request plans for a pared-down version of the original design proposal for the property.
Consultants tour Charleston’s Joseph Floyd Manor to decide building’s fate. Ohio-based consultants recently toured Charleston’s Joseph Floyd Manor to help decide what will become of the aging public housing complex.
More multi-use paths coming to Folly Beach. Additional multi-use paths on Folly Beach are in the works to be developed in the off-season. Two are already on the way, while there’s potential for more.
How a neighborhood bar became Charleston’s comedy club. Park Circle’s The Sparrow was once known as a haven for everything punk rock and metal, but is now working to position itself as the spot in Charleston for stand-up comedy.
Tests show North Charleston’s Filbin Creek is filthy with fecal bacteria. In a June test covering Filbin Creek, researchers found a fecal bacteria reading was more than 120 times the state water quality standard.
Charleston superintendent talks with community during NAACP meeting. Charleston County School District Dr. Eric Gallien was joined by community members in a Thursday meeting held by the Charleston chapter of the NAACP to learn more about the direction Gallien plans to take the district.
3 new Chick-Fil-A restaurants coming to Charleston area. The Atlanta-based fast food chain is opening up new locations in the Charleston area in West Ashley, Ladson and at Charleston International Airport.
Charleston cafe closes 2 locations after legal battles with franchisee. Saveurs du Monde has closed two of its four Charleston-area cafes after a March lawsuit in which the owner alleges one of its franchisees failed to meet his monthly payments.
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