Gunman shot at Charleston, S.C., restaurant; hostage rescued

Bystanders wait at a perimeter set up by local police after reports of a man armed with a handgun was holding hostages at a restaurant in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., August 24, 2017. REUTERS/Harriet McLeod

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A disgruntled employee who fatally shot one person and held another hostage on Thursday at a restaurant in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, was shot by police, the city's mayor said.

Witnesses said the gunman brandished a pistol and said "There's a new boss in town" as he entered Virginia's On King in the heart of the city's commercial district, while about 15 to 20 people were having lunch. Many of them fled.