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One injured in downtown Columbia shooting early Saturday

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Published 3:34 AM

One person was hospitalized after a shooting in downtown Columbia early Saturday morning.

According to a Facebook post from the Columbia Police Department, officers were called around 2:30 a.m. to Eighth and Walnut Streets for reports of shots fired. One victim was found and taken to the hospital.

An ABC 17 News reporter arrived on scene around 3 a.m. and saw about 16 Columbia police cruisers blocking off the area from Seventh Street to Ninth Street.

People are asked to avoid the area as police investigate, the post says.

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Haley Swaino, a graduate of Ohio University, joined ABC 17 News as a multimedia journalist in November 2024.

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