Twenty-three people were shot or injured in two South Carolina mass shootings over the Easter weekend — nine were shot and five injured Saturday at a mall shooting in Columbia while nine were shot early Sunday at a Hampton County nightclub. Amazingly, no one apparently died.
In Columbia, 22-year-old Jewayne Price, one of three initially detained by police in connection with a shooting at a shopping mall, has been arrested. The shooting victims ranged in age from 15 to 73. No fatalities were reported, but police said nine were shot and five were injured in attempts to flee the mall for safety.
Early Sunday in the Hampton County town of Furman, nine people were shot at Cara’s Lounge, according to police. No one died, they said. More: Associated Press, The State, WLTX, CNN, The Post and Courier, The Washington Post, The New York Times
In other headlines:
COVID cases on the rise again in the U.S. The United States is creeping into what could be yet another surge in COVId-19 cases, with infections rising across the nation and in most states after two months of decline. Health experts still aren’t sure how high the numbers will climb, but no one expects a peak nearly as high as the surge driven by the Omicron variant earlier this year. More: The Associated Press, WCSC TV
Charleston’s Drayton Hall can take lead in racial reconciliation, author says. New book by George McDaniel features interviews with a variety of people connected to this historic plantation site along the Ashley River. More: The Post and Courier
S.C. lawmakers fail to fully fund suicide hotline. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is getting a shorter, three-digit number similar to 911 in July. But S.C. officials say the state is not staffed or equipped to meet the expected uptick in calls. More: The State
Two Charleston-area hotels named on list of best 100 openings in the world. The Loutrel, a 50-room property that opened on the peninsula in November, and the Post House, a restaurant and seven-room inn in Mount Pleasant’s Old Village, both made the cut for Travel + Leisure’s “It List” of 100 new or recently reopened hotels in the world. More: The Post and Courier
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