Columbia man killed in weekend shooting identified by Richland County coroner
One person died a day after he and another man were shot, according to the Columbia Police Department.
Columbia resident Jhontariouse L. Brisbon, 22, was the shooting victim, Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said Monday.
Brisbon and another man were hit by gunfire Friday in a shooting in the the 100 block of Cardamon Court, police said. That’s in the Capital Heights neighborhood, near Farrow Road.
On Saturday, police reported one of the men died.
The other man hit by gunfire was taken by a relative to an area hospital, and his injuries were not considered life threatening, police said. Further information on his condition was not available.
No other injuries were reported by police.
At about 8:30 p.m. officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at the residence, police said. 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 police arrived, officers said they found Brisbon outside on the ground with visible injuries. He was taken by EMS to an area hospital where he died, according to police.
There is no word on a shooter, or shooters, or a motive for the gunfire.
Police said the shooting was an isolated incident between “a small group of male acquaintances.”
No arrests have been reported by police, who continue to investigate the shooting.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
There was another fatal shooting on the same block of Cardamon Court in February. Leroy Nix III, 20, died in an area hospital following the Feb. 23 shooting that also injured another man.
Police have not said the February shooting is related to Friday’s gunfire.
Through June 2, at least 54 people had been shot in Richland County in 2021, Sheriff Leon Lott previously said. That’s compared to 30 people shot in the same time period last year.
There has also been an increase in fatal shootings this year, as 14 people were killed by gunfire in Richland County through June 2, compared to 12 from January to early June last year.
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This story was originally published June 27, 2021 at 10:39 AM.
