Published: October 7, 2021

THE COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY. ACCORDING TO A PRESSE RELEASE, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:40 AM, OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE 900 BLOCK OF WOODLAND STREET WHERE THEY LOCATED A 54 YEAR OLD MALE WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE NECK. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY MEDICAL FACILITY. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT TWO PERSONS GOT INTO A VERBAL ARGUMENT THAT LED TO THEM SHOOTING FIREARMS BEFORE FLEEING THE SCENE. INVESTIGATORS HAVE PROCESSED THE SCENE AND ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING LEADS TO IDENTIFY ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THIS VIOLENCE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT.