Hide Transcript Show Transcript CONTINUED TO BATTLE THE FLAMES LEFT BEHIND. ALSO BREAKING AT NOON, A SHOOTING AT THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN ORANGEBURG HAS LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND 8:45 THIS MORNING IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE SUSPECT IS NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY AND THE VICTIM IS CURRENTLY IN SURGERY. THE CONDITION IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, WITH THE EXCEPTIO Advertisement Gunman in SC hospital shooting identified; 1 in critical condition Shooting reported in emergency room of hospital Share Shares Copy Link Copy One person is in critical condition following a shooting inside the Regional Medical Center-Orangeburg on Wednesday.During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, the hospital president Charles Williams said the suspect, who was not named, was originally a patient at the hospital, left the emergency room, and returned with a gun, shooting a hospital employee. Williams said employees tried to get the person to stay but could not.The shooting happened around 8:50 a.m. and the suspect was detained shortly thereafter. The victim was immediately taken into surgery after the shooting and is in critical condition at this time.According to Sheriff Leroy Ravenell, with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, “The suspect had surrendered himself to the security guard as we were entering.”The suspect hasn’t been identified publicly at this time. Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said he’ll be charged with assault and battery with the intent to kill.Watch the press conference here. Williams said it’s been a tough day for staff working, or as he likes to call them "family. "“As you can imagine...It’s difficult,” Williams said. “Whenever you have someone of your family, we’re family here, it’s tough”Officials say within minutes the suspected gunman was in custody. The hospital immediately issued a code silver and locked down the hospital as law enforcement went door to door to ensure the safety of all patients.Vivian, who did not want to share her last name tells WIS she was about to visit her sister in the hospital when she drove up to dozens of police cars surrounding the hospital.“I’m disturbed where can you be safe now?” Vivian said. “It can happen anywhere. I’m just so sorry it happened here.”Zenovia Harris, an Orangeburg resident tells WIS “It’s very very scary. You know you bring your kids to a public place or your family is in a public place and you want them to feel safe.”Safety and security is a big concern for visitors of the hospital, as well as those who work here.“I can assure you, for individuals coming here, the employees, the patients, and the community, we are putting steps in place that we will not only ensure that it is safe, and promote an environment that continues to be safe, but we’re going to be putting increased things,” Williams said.The hospital is no longer under a lockdown and all functions, including the emergency room, have reopened.The shooter has been identified as Abrian Sabb. Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said Sabb be charged with assault and battery with the intent to kill.Per the Associated Press, Democratic Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter of Orangeburg said on the House floor Wednesday she was told by the Orangeburg County administrator that a nurse was hit in a random shooting by someone with mental problems.An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselor will be on site shortly and communication will be forthcoming advising of arrival.<doc-sep>Abrian Dayquan Sabb, of Orangeburg, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A 23-year-old man is facing prison time after allegedly opening fire at a local hospital. However, deputies say this wasn't his first run in with the law. Abrian Dayquan Sabb is charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and burglary. His bond was denied Thursday. Sabb is accused of firing multiple shots into the emergency department at the Orangeburg Regional Medical Center Wednesday. He reportedly came back to the hospital after receiving care earlier that morning. After surrendering to a hospital security, Sabb was apprehended by Orangeburg County deputies, and eventually put in custody. However, deputies say Sabb was involved in at least two other incidents prior to the hospital shooting — and both involved a gun. The first incident was an accidental shooting on April 9, the day before the hospital shooting. According to a report, deputies recovered a 9 mm handgun from Sabb and handed it over to his father. Sabb gained possession of a gun the next day when he broke into a woman's home around 8 a.m. Wednesday — less than an hour before the hospital shooting. He then allegedly loaded the gun, fired multiple shots inside the home, then left.<doc-sep>
A shooting at the Orangeburg Regional Medical Center has left one person seriously injured, and a suspect in custody Wednesday. ORANGEBURG, S.C. — A nurse remains in critical condition after a man opened fire at the Orangeburg Regional Medical Center Wednesday morning. A call came into the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department regarding the shooting around 8:51 a.m. Deputies arrived on scene 3 minutes later to find a suspect already in custody by a security guard. That suspect, identified as 23-year-old Abrian Dayquan Sabb, was reportedly a patient at the hospital earlier Wednesday morning, around 7:29 a.m. The suspect was treated, but decided to leave on his own, according to Charles E. Williams, president of Orangeburg Regional Medical Center. Around 8:45 a.m., Sabb returned to the treatment area of the emergency department and began shooting, striking a male nurse in the .abdomen That employee underwent surgery, an is now is guarded condition. A family member says the victim has been on life support since Wednesday morning. "What most important at this time is that we all pray for the individual who is lying in a bed right now wanting to be healed," Williams said. Minutes after the shooting began, the suspect reportedly turned themselves into a security and was taken in for questioning by the sheriff's department. Sabb is now charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. His bond was denied during a Thursday hearing. An official with Orangeburg County told News 19 that the suspect had come in to the emergency room for mental health treatment Tuesday and was told to return Friday, because they did not have a bed available. When asked during a press conference Wednesday, Williams declined to comment on the suspect's mental state. However, the hospital's president did comment on a statement regarding a similar incident at the hospital in previous years. He claimed that Wednesday's shooting was the first to occur on the hospital's campus. When it comes to the hospital's security Williams discussed how the hospital has gone through training to prepare for a situation like this, and will continue to do so in the future. He also went on to say that the sheriff's department's quick response was fundamental in the incident's outcome.