COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford has identified the man found shot to death near a local cemetery on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Columbia Police said they were alerted to the shooting by devices that triangulate the location of gunfire which led them to the 1700 block of Van Heise Street. They arrived to find Darius Heyward Jr., 26, of Blythewood, dead.
The location provided by police appears to be in the area of Arrington Place apartments and the Crescent Hill Cemetery which is across the street. This is just west of Two Notch Road in the city limits.
No additional details regarding what led up to the shooting have been released, but police investigators said they believe someone called 911 around the time of the shooting.
Columbia Police and the Richland County Coroner's Office are still investigating the incident. Anyone who has information about the deadly shooting is asked to contact Midlands Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.