South Carolina Hospital Shooting: Employee In Critical Condition

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — An employee is in critical condition after a shooting at Regional Medical Center-Orangeburg Wednesday morning, offiicals said.

The shooting occurred in the hospital's emergency department at around 8:45 a.m. The shooter has been apprehended and was identified as 23-year-old Abrian Dayquan Sabb, a resident of Orangeburg, according to The Post and Courier.

Sabb faces a charge of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, the paper reported.

At a press conference, officials said the accused shooter had been a patient at the hospital who had left on his own and came back. Citing arrest warrants, the Post and Courier reported that Sabb arrived at the emergency department around 7:30 a.m., left around 8:30 a.m. and then returned around 8:45 a.m. and opened fire.

A patient called 911 and provided officials with the details they needed. The shooter surrendered to a hospital security guard, officials said.

The hospital has returned to normal operations but the emergency department remains under lockdown.

Further details were not immediately available.

This story will be updated as fresh details are learned.