The Vault shooting: ‘Nine hurt’ as gunfire erupts at Columbia gun store in South Carolina

NINE people have been hurt after gunfire erupted outside of a South Carolina gun store in the early hours of Sunday morning, police say.

Deputies with the Richland Country Sherrif’s Office were summoned to The Gun Vault in Columbia yesterday at 1am to reports of shots fired.

Upon arrival, police found that multiple people had been shot.

The victims were all transported to local hospitals. Their conditions are not known.

At the same time, police received reports from a number of hospitals in the area that other victims had arrived on their own to get treatment.

In total, nine people were injured in the shooting.

It’s currently unclear what prompted the gunfire.

Officials say the investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available.

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