Columbia Police arrest teen after woman’s body found

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Columbia Police have arrested a teen after a woman’s body was found Monday.

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19-year-old Lee’Sean Davis is charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. (Photo: Columbia Police Dept.)

19-year-old Lee’Sean Davis is charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited.

According to police, Davis is accused of fatally shooting 31-year-old Ciara Howcott on Howell Court.

Her body was found in the neighborhood on Monday, April 13, 2026.

Davis is being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

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