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16-year-old killed, two other teens wounded in Columbia apartment shooting

Investigation continues in shooting incident on Lucius Road, off River Drive in Columbia, South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia Police say a teenager is dead and two others are injured after a shooting at the Riverside Apartments on Lucius Drive that's left one dead and two people injured.

Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook says three people were shot, one fatally. Police later confirmed that the victim who died was 16-year-old. The other two victims are 18 and 17-years-old. 

Police said their injuries are listed as serious. 

The apartment community is off River Drive, in Columbia, near The COMET hub in the Earlewood Community.

"There has to be some accountability for those carrying weapons illegally," Holbrook said. People need to be arrested and stay in jail.

Police were called to the scene around 12:19 p.m. Investigators are still gathering information regarding the shooting, and no arrests have yet been made in this case.

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