Coroner releases name of man shot and killed in Columbia Sunday night
A 28-year-old Gaston resident was shot and killed Sunday night just east of downtown Columbia.
Brandon Jamal Blanding was shot in the chest around 8:30 p.m. at 320 South Beltline Blvd., just south of Midlands Technical College’s Beltline campus, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Monday.
Blanding died 81 minutes later at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. The Columbia Police Department is investigating the shooting.
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This story was originally published September 3, 2018 at 3:13 PM.