14 May 2021
The Columbia, South Carolina, police department says a man was justified in saving his brother by shooting and killing a 23-year-old attacker on May 11, 2021.
WIS NEWS reports the shooting occurred just prior to 11:30 p.m. “at the Capri Apartments on East Chapel Drive.”
A 23-year-old man allegedly “armed with a gun” began arguing with another individual and that individual’s brother intervened, shooting the suspect, out of fear that his sibling’s life was in danger.
The two brothers then called 911 and have been cooperative.
News 19 notes that the Columbia Police Department ruled the shooting as self-defense and no charges will be filed.
On Monday night, two teenagers were shot at Madison Station Apartments on Ulmer Road around 11 p.m.
On Tuesday, Columbia Police say a man was shot at Capri Apartments on East Chapel Drive around 11:30 p.m.
Authorities say they re investigating both incidents.
Lott and Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford agree enough is enough. No mother should have to bury her child, Rutherford said. The first victim, Desmond Williams, age 15, was transferred from the scene to Prisma Health, were resuscitative measures were unsuccessful, Rutherford said about the Madison Station shooting. The second victim, Reginald Nixon Jr., age 17, was pronounced dead on the scene.
CPD: One dead after apartment complex shooting One man is dead following a shooting at the Capri Apartments on East Chapel Drive, according to the Columbia Police Department. (Source: wis) By Drew Aunkst | May 12, 2021 at 5:38 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 5:38 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - One man is dead following a shooting at the Capri Apartments on East Chapel Drive, according to the Columbia Police Department.
In a tweet early Wednesday morning, police said the shooting happened just before 11:30 Tuesday night.
CPD says they have been working through the night to identify a suspect in this case.
This story will be updated.