WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities in West Columbia are looking for two people after a shooting that left one person dead.
Police Chief Marion Boyce told News19 that the shooting call came in sometime in the 4 p.m. hour. Police responded to the 700 block of Shull Street where they found a victim, identified as 35-year-old Frankie Orlando Gardner of West Columbia, with gunshot wounds to the upper body. Gardner ultimately died from their injuries.
Boyce said the investigation is still in the early stages, so information about a motive was not readily available. However, he said that investigators do believe the incident was isolated and that there is no danger to the general public.
At this time, the department is only saying that investigators are looking for two people, but they haven't said how they might be connected to the shooting.
Anyone with information on the shooting or anyone involved is asked to contact the West Columbia Police Department at 803-794-0721 or submit a tip to Midlands Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.