UPDATE (3:34 p.m.): The hostage situation is over. One person was killed, and the gunman was critically wounded.
BREAKING: Mayor: Hostage situation has ended in Charleston after gunman shot and wounded; employee who was shot has died.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2017
UPDATE (2:57 p.m.): Shooter is reportedly down.
Police breaking down perimeter, allowing people closer to scene. One officer told citizens shooter is down. #chsnews
— Andrew Knapp (@offlede) August 24, 2017
UPDATE (2:53 p.m.): Someone has been removed from the restaurant on a stretcher. This came after a "bang" was heard on the site.
Paramedics just carried someone out of Virginia's on King in Charleston on a stretcher. #chsnews
— Andrew Knapp (@offlede) August 24, 2017
UPDATE (1:55 p.m.): Charleston police do not believe that the incident is related to terrorism or is a hate crime. There are confirmed hostages.
MORE: Shooting and hostage situation is not an incident of terror or hate-related, Charleston, S.C., mayor says https://t.co/T5uqoA85rO pic.twitter.com/HJflR7No2A
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 24, 2017
The shooter is further described as a "disgruntled restaurant employee." One person has been shot.
BREAKING: Mayor: Disgruntled restaurant employee shoots 1, holds hostages in Charleston, South Carolina.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2017
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There are reports of an active shooter in Charleston, South Carolina in a restaurant. Parts of a street are blocked off and SWAT officers are on the scene.
Here's the official statement from @CharlestonPD on active shooter situation reported in downtown Charleston #chsnews pic.twitter.com/uCCii6EEQL
— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) August 24, 2017
Charleston PD bomb squad has arrived at shooting site on King Street. #chsnews pic.twitter.com/3eFpq6jYdK
— Andrew Knapp (@offlede) August 24, 2017
The shooter may have hostages.
There are no reports yet of any injuries or casualties.
This story will be updated as details become available.