NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A suspect has been arrested in connection with a mall shooting last Saturday.

Jaipell Hope, 18, is charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to jail records.

Police said Hope allegedly shot a male victim on the sidewalk outside the Northwoods Mall , Saturday afternoon. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. They believe the incident may have stemmed from a prior altercation between the suspect and the victim from high school two years ago.

Neither is currently enrolled in school and their encounter at the mall is believed to be unintentional.

Hope turned himself in to the police Friday morning, where he is being held at the

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