Mayor: Charleston shooter is disgruntled restaurant worker

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Mayor John Tecklenburg is telling reporters that a disgruntled restaurant employee has shot one person and is currently holding hostages, the Associated Press reports.

"This is not [an] act of terrorism. This is not a hate crime. It's a disgruntled employee who has come on the scene of his employment," Tecklenburg was quoted by CNN.

Police are cordoning off an area near Virginia's in downtown Charleston.

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