Third suspect arrested in South Carolina mall shooting

Authorities have jailed a 3rd suspect named in an Easter weekend shopping center shooting in South Carolina that wounded nine peopleByThe Associated PressApril 21, 2022, 4:19 PM – 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleCOLUMBIA, S.C.– Police have detained a 3rd suspect accused of taking part in an Easter weekend shootout at a South Carolina shopping center that injured 9 people.The Columbia Police Department stated Thursday on Twitter that Amari Sincere-Jamal Smith, 21, of Columbia, turned himself in after authorities acquired arrest warrants previously this week.Smith and 2 other guys face charges of tried murder and intensified assault after police stated they brought weapons to a busy Columbia shopping mall, ultimately shooting nine onlookers. Another six were hurt in the rush to exit Columbiana Centre in the states capital city. No deaths have actually been announced in the incident.Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook stated at a Monday press conference that the three determined suspects knew each other and the attack was not random.”Emotions took control of, you had guns that were introduced into the dispute, shooting was exchanged and innocent people got injured in the crossfire,” Holbrook said.Police stated Smith also deals with a charge of unlawfully carrying a handgun. Smith was arranged for a bond hearing Monday afternoon, according to online court records.A judge rejected bond for two other offenders, Jewayne M. Price and Marquise Love Robinson, on Tuesday, news outlets reported.The shopping mall shootout was among two mass shootings that rocked the state over the Easter holiday weekend. State cops are examining after a minimum of nine people were also shot at a nightclub in Hampton County that weekend.