Columbia teenager killed in overnight shooting identified by Lexington County coroner
A teenager from Columbia was killed Monday in Lexington County in a late night shooting, the Cayce Police Department said.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the deceased as 19-year-old Travis Antwan Fuller, Jr.
At about 11 p.m., police responded to a call about a shooting at the Abbott Arms Apartments, police said Tuesday in a news release. That’s on Wilkinson Street, in the area between U.S. 321 and Frink Street.
Fuller was shot in the upper body and was taken to an area hospital where he died, Fisher said.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word on a shooter, or shooters, or a motive for the gunfire.
No arrests have been reported in the shootings, which continues to be investigated by police who said officers are interviewing witnesses and processing the crime scene.
An autopsy has been scheduled for December 13, 2023, at MUSC in Charleston, according to the coroner’s office.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police at 803-794-0456, CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC, or submit an online tip.
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This story was originally published December 12, 2023 at 9:57 AM.
