Shooting erupts at The Galleria in Houston hours after 12 injured in attack at South Carolina mall

A SHOOTING has erupted at The Galleria in Houston hours after 12 were injured in an attack at a South Carolina Mall.

One victim was transported to a local hospital, Houston Police confirmed.

Police said the shooting occurred just before 7pm local time.

A fight allegedly broke out in front of the mall's Shake Shack, resulting in a man shooting another man in the leg, according to KHOU11.

The victim is in stable condition.

The suspect remains on the loose. He allegedly fled in a gray sedan.

Houston Police said the scene remains active as the investigation continues.

posted to Twitter show cops gathered near the Shake Shack with yellow caution tape around the area.

The incident occurred hours after a shooting left 12 injured at a mall in Columbia, South Carolina.

Cops confirmed the victims ranged in age from 15 to 73 in the rampage at Columbiana Centre mall.

Columbia Police Deputy Chief Melron Kelly said no fatalities have been reported - and revealed some people may have been trampled in the chaos.

J. Canty, a security guard at the mall, said it is still an active situation as law enforcement works to evacuate the mall reports the .

Canty also said there is the belief a shooter, or shooters, are still inside the mall, which is on a lockdown that could last hours.

Patrol vehicles from Columbia and Irmo police as well as Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies are at the mall.

The mall parking lot was closed as dozens of emergency vehicles arrived in the area.