COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a weekend shooting that left a 35-year-old man dead in a northeast Richland apartment complex.
According to the incident report, deputies were called after shots were fired in the 700 block of Mallet Hill Road around 12:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Feb. 25. Arriving at the scene at Carrington Place apartment complex, off Polo Road, deputies located the male victim with multiple gunshot wounds laying unconscious in a breezeway. Life-saving measures were attempted on the man, who was transported to a local hospital by Richland County EMS.
The victim was pronounced dead and the Richland County Coroner's Office was notified.
A suspect fled the scene before the deputies arrived.
This is an ongoing investigation and Richland County Sheriff's Department is asking anyone with information about the incident to submit a tip to Crime Stoppers of the Midlands at 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372) or using their mobile app on P3Tips.com. They may remain anonymous.