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19-year-old man dead after party in Columbia Sunday morning

Lindsey Goodwin,

COLUMBIA (WOLO): A 19-year-old man is dead after a party in Columbia early Sunday morning. Richland County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene at the 1000th block of Lawhorn Drive around 12:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting. The man was found dead on scene and had been shot in the upper body. The incident is currently under investigation….
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Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. Hosting Food Drive

Crysty Vaughan,

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is hosting a food drive during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. You can donate Now through Monday, November 30 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Deputies say you can drop off non-perishable items at the department’s headquarters on 5623 Two Notch Road. Those items include canned meats, canned soup, mac and…

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CPD, RCSD make five arrests in connection to violent incidents during Saturday’s protests

One additional arrest was made Thursday after the public helped identify a suspect
Crysty Vaughan, Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott say they’ve arrested five people whom they say played a role in agitating the violence that followed after Saturday’s peaceful protests. Police arrested Marshall French, 22, of Gilbert, Datrion Gamble, 23, of Columbia, Marcelo Woods, 27, of Columbia, and Randal Metcalf, 31, of Gaston after combing through…

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Columbia Police, RCSD arrest 19 year old accused of carrying pistol, 70 rounds of ammo during protest

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– According to a joint news release, The Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia Police say they arrested a 19-year-old man, who was illegally carrying a pistol and an estimated 70 rounds of ammo during Sunday’s protest in Columbia. According to law enforcement, 19 year old Dominic Gladden of St. Mathews, is facing charges of unlawful carrying of…

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RCSD hope to identify possible witnesses to deadly shooting

Authorities think the men in surveillance images may have information that can help investigtion
ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: RCSD Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is hoping someone can help them identify two people authorities say may have been witnesses to a deadly shooting. Around 9:20 Tuesday night authorities responded to a shooting in the 1600 block of Longcreek Drive The victim in the shooting identified by Richland County Coroner Gary Watts as 23…

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Richland deputies beef up presence after North Springs Elementary school threat

ABC Columbia Staff,

Richland Co., SC (WOLO) —The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says they plan to beef up police presence and will have more deputies will be at North Springs Elementary School over the next several days because of a potential threat. Deputies say they were alerted of the threat against North Springs through a tip line Wednesday. The Sheriff’s Department say the…
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Teen says he accidentally shot 15-year-old girl while playing a game

Rebecca Ball,

(STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) Police officers, tape, cruiser. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has charged Ja’cobi Worthy, 17, with attempted murder and possession of a pistol under the age of 18. On January 17th at approximately 5:20 p.m.  deputies were dispatched to the 8700 block of Windsor Lake Boulevard in regards to a shooting. Once on scene, they found a 15-year-old…