The Richland County Sheriff’s Department reports that a man was murdered in a shooting at a Columbia apartment complex on Saturday. The sheriff’s department informed The State on Sunday that deputies were called to a gunshot in the 1000 block of Southern Drive at around 6 a.m. In the vicinity of the University of South Carolina campus, the Redpoint Columbia apartments are marketed to students. Approximately two miles from Williams-Brice Stadium, the apartment complex is located between Shop Road and Bluff Road.
According to the sheriff’s department, deputies discovered an adult inside an apartment complex who had been shot many times. The guy passed away at the site, according to the sheriff’s department, despite the efforts of officers and emergency personnel to save his life when EMS was summoned. The victim has not been made public by the Richland County Coroner’s Office, which was also summoned to the apartment complex. There were no other recorded injuries. No information was available on the shooter or shooters or any other individuals engaged in the shooting. There was no information provided on a potential motive for the shooting. Although there have been no confirmed arrests, the sheriff’s department is still looking into the shooting.
Call the sheriff’s office at 803-576-3000, CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC, or leave a tip online if you know anything about the shooting.
