The shooter is also among the dead. Nothing is known about his motive yet. According to a statement by the mayor of Greenwood on Facebook, he was shot and killed by an armed passer-by in the mall after he opened fire. The condition of the injured has not yet been released.
According to the police, a team from the explosive ordnance disposal service is present at the mall after an abandoned backpack was found in one of the toilets, local broadcaster WRTV reported. The shopping center has more than 130 shops and restaurants and has since been completely evacuated. Police are investigating and looking for witnesses.