1 man injured in 4th of July shooting at Augusta Mall

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the scene of shots fired with one person down at the Augusta Mall.

Dispatch says the first call came in at 3:38 p.m. to 3450 Wrightsboro Road on the Fourth of July.

Upon arrival, deputies located one male who had been shot at least once.

The man was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials.

News 12 started receiving calls about the incident around 3:45 p.m.

Central EMS and the Augusta Fire Department also responded to the scene.

Around 4:10 p.m., several people were seen leaving the mall. Deputies were seen getting brown evidence bags out of their patrol cars.

A store manager tells us that several of her employees heard the gunshots. She said she has a plan in place for when incidents like this happen.

She says her store is losing employees over these situations that seem to happen more frequently at the mall.

Officials did not release any information regarding possible suspects.

This is the second shooting call in recent months. In April, deputies responded around 1:44 p.m. in reference to shots fired.

Team coverage by News 12 staff members including Lois White, Destiny Bernash, William Rioux, Brionna Law, Julius Evans, Gary Pikula, Richard Rogers and Sarah Lusk.

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