Columbia man arrested in downtown apartment shooting that hurt 4, killed 1
The Columbia Police Department charged a man Thursday in a shooting that killed one and injured four others at an apartment complex near an entertainment district.
The department charged 23-year-old Kejuan Boyce of Columbia in the Sunday shooting at the Greene Crossing apartments on the 800 block of Pulaski Street. That’s just a block from Colonial Life Arena and near the Vista, a popular entertainment district in Columbia.
Boyce was charged with murder and weapon possession during a violent crime. He is jailed at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
Boyce was out on bond from a charge of illegally possessing a gun in Spartanburg County, Holbrook said.
The department announced the charge at a news conference at the Columbia Police Department headquarters on Washington Street.
A fight escalated into the shooting, police said.
Jamaica Dowling, a 20-year-old of Blythewood, died in the shooting. Her mother spoke with The State Tuesday about her daughter’s life, saying Jamaica “belonged to a loving family, she had hopes, she had ambition. She just loved life.”
A 22-year-old male, a 19-year-old male and two 16-year-old males were also shot, but none sustained life-threatening injuries, according to police.
During the news conference, the department showed surveillance video. The video showed people running down a hall moments before or after the shooting.
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This story was originally published March 17, 2022 at 4:18 PM.