Shots Fired in 5 Points, Two in Custody

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia police say that at approximately 2:40 AM Sunday morning they responded to the 2000 block of College Street in Five Points after reports of shots being fired.

Police quickly set up a perimeter of the area and began questioning people.  Police arrested a fifteen year old as he attempted to flee the scene and twenty year old Michael Hickman shortly later after being pulled over by police.

Both were charged with unlawful possession of a weapon.  Police say that multiple shots were fired in the area but no injuries were reported.