South Carolina mall shooting leaves 12 injured; three people detained

Twelve people were injured after a shooting at a South Carolina mall on Saturday, the Columbia Police Department said. Three people have been detained in connection with the shooting. 

At around "2 or 3" p.m. local time, police began receiving reports of gunshots at Columbiana Centre Mall in Columbia, South Carolina, according to police. Police said at least three people were identified inside the mall with firearms and that at least one person fired a gun in the incident. 

Ten people were hit by gunfire and two others were injured in a stampede following the shooting, Columbia Police Chief William Holbrook said at a press conference. The oldest gunshot victim was 73 and the youngest was 15, Holbrook said.