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USC confirms swatting hoax led to active shooter alert, students describe “scary” experience

"You're really powerless. It definitely felt powerless to be sitting there, barricaded and you have no idea where your ...

Victim identified, suspects charged in fatal shooting at Columbia apartment complex

On Aug. 24, the coroner identified the victim as 19-year-old Columbia resident JoKayne Carter, a day after two suspects, ages ...

USC says campus shooting alert was result of swatting hoax

University of South Carolina police say an active shooter alert issued on campus Sunday evening was the result of a swatting ...

USC police received 2 active shooter calls. It was a hoax, officials say

A public safety alert warning of an active shooter panicked the University of South Carolina Sunday. Police found no evidence ...
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Teen charged with Columbia shooting over missing phone sentenced up to 5 years in state prison

One of three people charged in a 2024 Columbia shooting over a missing cellphone pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to ...

Police: Shooter waited for victim in parking lot

Howard County police believe a shooter waited for their victim to return to their parked car in Columbia before killing the ...

Columbia police investigating after man is killed in shooting at SC gas station

Authorities are investigating after a person was fatally shot at a Columbia gas station Friday night. The Columbia Police ...

2nd false active shooter report prompts large police response at Villanova

MORE: Villanova University says active shooter report was a 'cruel hoax' It was the second time in four days that Villanova ...