Columbia teen killed in shooting at convenience store identified by coroner
A teenager is dead and two people have been arrested following a shooting, the Columbia Police Department said Tuesday.
Caleb A. Martin, 18, was killed at about 8 p.m. Monday, according to Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at a convenience store, police said on Twitter. ShotSpotter is a technology that uses acoustic monitors to detect a sound like gunfire. The system sends the gunfire’s location to the Columbia Police Department within 45 seconds.
When officers arrived to the EZ Spot convenience store in the 3200 block of Farrow Road, they found Martin had been shot, according to a tweet from the police department. That’s near the intersection with West Beltline Boulevard.
The Columbia teen was taken to an area hospital where he died, police said.
Two males have been arrested for their roles in the shooting, police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons told The State.
James Oxendine, Jr., 19, was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and Sheldon Turner, 27, was charged with accessory after the fact of murder, police said.
Both were arrested overnight and were locked up at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, according to police.
Oxendine is accused of shooting Martin, while Turner is accused of knowing about the crime, driving Oxendine away from the scene and not rendering aid to the victim or contacting law enforcement, police said.
Information on a motive for the shooting was not available, but more information is expected to be made available later, according to Timmons.
The shooting remains under investigation by police and the coroner’s office.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
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This story was originally published March 16, 2021 at 8:43 AM.
