A man was shot and killed Saturday, according to Columbia police.
The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. at the Colony Apartments, police said. That’s in the 6400 block of Bailey Street, near the intersection of West Beltline Boulevard and Farrow Road, not far from the intersection of Harden Street and Colonial Drive.
Officers arrived on scene after receiving a Shotspotter alert, police said.
ShotSpotter is a technology that uses acoustic monitors to detect a sound like gunshots. The system will send the location of the gunfire to Columbia police within 45 seconds.
The 23-year-old shooting victim was taken to an area hospital, where he died, according to police.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the victim.
No other injuries were reported.
No mention was made of a shooter or shooters, or anyone else involved in the gunfire. Information on a motive for the shooting was not available.
No arrests have been reported, but police continue to investigate and collect evidence from the apartment complex.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit a tip online.
A history of violence
There have been several shootings, some fatal, at the Colony Apartments in recent years.
On March 17, a woman was injured in a shooting at the apartment complex, police said.
During a shooting at the apartment complex on March 2, a man was hit by gunfire in his upper body and was in critical condition when taken to an area hospital, police said.
In August 2023, a 19-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in the upper body and was found outside the apartment complex, according to police.
A shooting at the apartment complex in December 2022 left a woman dead, police said.
In June 2022, a man was arrested after shooting two people following an argument at the apartment complex, police said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies sent officers to the apartment complex in January 2022 in search of a man wanted on multiple charges, including a gun-related offense.
On November 1, 2021, a 24-year-old man was shot in the upper body and money was stolen from his pockets at the apartment complex.
Months earlier, in May 2021, one man was killed and another was injured in a shooting at the Colony Apartments, police said.
On March 3, 2021, a woman was charged after her 3-year-old son shot himself in the head while inside one of the complex’s apartments, according to police.
In 2019, a man killed a woman at the apartment complex before turning the gun on himself, police said.
