Shooting threat at Richland County high school leads to more deputies, investigation
An investigation is underway at a high school in Columbia Wednesday, after the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said it learned of a threat.
More deputies were patrolling Ridge View High School after the sheriff’s department said it learned of the threat overnight. The high school is on HardScrabble Road, near the intersection with Summit parkway.
A shooting was threatened at Ridge View, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s department told The State.
After learning of the threat, the school resource officer reported it to the sheriff’s department, according to the spokeswoman.
Information on the target of the threat was not available, and the sheriff’s department has not released any information on a possible suspect, or suspects.
The additional deputies will remain at the high school during the ongoing investigation, the sheriff’s department said in a news release.
“The Richland County Sheriff’s Department takes all threats to student and school safety seriously,” is said in the release.
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This story was originally published November 13, 2019 at 11:46 AM.
