A deceased victim and critically injured suspect were identified after a hostage situation in downtown Charleston.

Thomas Demetrius Burns, 53, of Charleston, is charged with murder in the shooting death of 37-year-old Anthony Shane Whiddon. Whiddon worked as the executive chef at Virginia's on King, a restaurant located at 412 King St. in downtown Charleston.

Charleston police were called about an active shooter at Virginia's around 12:17 p.m. Thursday. Multiple agencies responded, including SWAT and a hostage negotiation team.

The owner of Virginia's told the Associated Press he was told the shooter was a dishwasher who was angry with and shot a male chef, according to Associated Press.

Burns was shot by police during an hours-long standoff and hostage situation. Burns was taken to a Charleston hospital where he was listed in critical condition, according to Charles Francis, spokesman for the Charleston Police Department. There was no update on his condition Friday morning.

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In a news conference held Thursday afternoon, Mayor John Tecklenburg quickly denounced the notion that the shooting was terror-related.

"This is not an act of terrorism," said Tecklenburg. "This is not a hate crime." Tecklenburg said the shooting was the work of a disgruntled former employee.

Police had cordoned off King Street from Calhoun to Morris and the area between Meeting and St. Phillip's streets and were asking citizens to avoid the area or shelter in place.

The affected area included a portion of the College of Charleston campus and was about a block from Marion Square, a public park that regularly hosts events and the city's weekly farmer's market. It's also about a quarter of a block from Emanuel AME Church, the site of a shooting that left nine people dead in June 2015.