Crime & Courts

Deputies investigating Columbia shooting that left 1 person dead

One man was killed in a Thursday shooting at an apartment in Columbia, police said Friday.

The man, whom police have not named, was found dead in a vehicle where he had been shot multiple times, according to a news release from Richland County Sheriff’s Department.

Police were called to 1800 Longcreek Drive, which is about a mile southeast of Columbia High School, at 10 p.m. Thursday night.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at crimesc.com, according to the release.

This story was originally published October 22, 2021 at 3:09 PM.

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Lucas Daprile
The State
Lucas Daprile has been covering the University of South Carolina and higher education since March 2018. Before working for The State, he graduated from Ohio University and worked as an investigative reporter at TCPalm in Stuart, FL. Lucas received several awards from the S.C. Press Association, including for education beat reporting, series of articles and enterprise reporting. Support my work with a digital subscription
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