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One dead in Leesburg Road shooting late Friday night

Fatal shooting outside Columbia leaves one dead; authorities investigating as isolated incident. Anyone with information urged to call Crime Stoppers.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say one person has died following a Friday night shooting outside of Columbia.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that deputies responded to the 1700 block of Leesburg Road, which is not far from the Fairmont Road intersection, around 9 p.m. after getting reports of gunfire. When they arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the lower body.

The sheriff's department said he was taken to an area hospital where he died.  While the details surrounding the shooting have not been publicly released, investigators said they believe this was an isolated incident.

Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC or visit CrimeSC.com.

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