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One person was killed Tuesday morning in a shooting at a Costco in South Carolina, according to the Columbia Police Department.
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The shooting was a suicide by gun, Deputy Chief Melron Kelly told The State. There’s no threat to public safety, Kelly said.
The shooting happened inside a vehicle in the Costco Wholesale membership store’s parking lot, according to Kelly. The Costco is at 507 Piney Grove Road, near Exit 104 on I-26.
Information about what led to the shooting in a public setting was not available, but Kelly said there’s no indication that the victim was either an employee or a customer at the store Tuesday.
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Police and the coroner’s office are in the process of identifying the victim and notifying the family.
There was a large law enforcement presence at the store, and part of the parking lot had been blocked off by police. An employee at Costco said the store was still open.
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