One police officer is dead following a shooting Wednesday morning at the Richland Mall in Columbia.

The officers were called to the scene for a report of a suspicious person.

According to CBS affiliate WLTX, the shooter’s name is Jarvis Hall.

Hall was taken into custody at the scene.

The officer, Greg Alia, a seven-year veteran of the Forest Acres Police Department, was married with a new baby.

We will have additional information as it becomes available.