One person killed, two hurt in shootings at apartment complex, Columbia police say
One person was killed and two others were injured in two shootings in as many days at the same South Carolina apartment complex, according to the Columbia Police Department.
The shootings happened Monday and Tuesday at the Colony Apartments, Deputy Chief Melron Kelly told The State. The apartment complex is in the 6400 block of Bailey Street, by the intersection of West Beltline Boulevard and Farrow Road, not far from the intersection of Harden Street and Colonial Drive.
In the first incident Monday night, a woman was shot and taken to an area hospital, WIS reported. Further information on her condition was not available.
On Tuesday night, two people were shot and one of the victims died, Kelly said Wednesday morning.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the victim who died.
Further information on the surviving victim’s condition was not available.
No other injuries were reported in Tuesday’s shooting.
There was no word about a shooter or shooters, or anyone else involved in the either of the incidents of gunfire. Information about a possible motive for the shootings was not available, but Kelly said it hasn’t been determined if they are related.
“We don’t know if this was tied to the earlier incident,” Kelly said of Tuesday’s shooting.
No arrests have been reported, but police are continuing to investigate both shootings.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
A history of violence
There have been multiple shootings, including some fatal, in recent years at the Colony Apartments.
In May 2024, a 23-year-old man was shot at the apartment complex and later died at an area hospital, according to police.
On March 17, a woman was injured in a shooting at the apartment complex, police said.
During a March 2 shooting at the complex, a man was hit by gunfire in the upper body and was in critical condition when he was taken to an area hospital, police said.
In August 2023, a 19-year-old was hospitalized after being shot in the upper body and was found outside the apartment complex, according to police.
A woman was killed in a shooting at the apartment complex in December 2022, police said.
In June 2022, a man was arrested after shooting two people following an argument at the apartment complex, police said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies sent officers to the complex in January 2022 in a search for a man wanted on multiple charges, including a gun-related crime.
On Nov. 1, 2021, a 24-year-old man was shot in the upper body at the apartment complex and had money stolen from his pockets.
Months earlier, in May 2021, one man was killed and another was hurt in a shooting at the Colony Apartments, police said.
On March 3, 2021, a woman was charged after her 3-year-old son shot himself in the head while in one of the apartments at the complex, according to police.
In 2019, a man killed a woman at the complex before turning the gun on himself, police said.
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This story was originally published January 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM with the headline "One person killed, two hurt in shootings at apartment complex, Columbia police say."
