City Of Columbia Police Department: Crimestoppers: Fatal Shooting Investigation (McQueen Street)

Press release from the City of Columbia Police Department:

September 7, 2021

Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators continue to follow leads in this weekend’s fatal shooting of a 16-year-old male.

Officers were dispatched to the 4100 block of McQueen Street shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 5, 2021 for a reported shooting. The young victim has been identified by the Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford as Josiah T.J. Sanders.

The CPD crime scene unit collected ballistic evidence for processing. Investigators continue to determine a motive for the shooting.

Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook encourages citizens with information about the incident are encouraged to contact CRIMESTOPPERS in any of the following ways:

CALL toll-free, 888-CRIME-SC.

LOG onto: www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a tip” tab.

DOWNLOAD the new P3 Tips App for Apple or Android devices.

This press release was produced by the City of Columbia Police Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.