UPDATE: Columbia Police arrest one after an incident caused a large police presence off Nifong
UPDATE 7:30 P.M.:
Columbia Police arrested a man after a report of shots heard near the 3900 block of Buttonwood Dr Friday afternoon.
At approximately 2 p.m., officers were in the area of the incident and a witness flagged them down to report a man carrying a heavy concealed object in his pocket, which the witness thought was a gun.
According to the release, officers observed the individual walking towards McDonald’s.
Officials say once the individual saw the officers, he fled on foot and attempted to hide behind an occupied vehicle.
Officers report seeing the suspect appear to throw an object under the vehicle before he jumped inside the vehicle in an attempt to flee.
Officers say they detained Dajon Gulley, 23, of Columbia, after he resisted arrest. Gulley was transported by officers to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Columbia police arrested Gulley for the charges of felon in possession of a firearm and resisting arrest.
At this time, it is not clear if Gully was directly involved in the shots fired incident.
This is an active and ongoing investigation.
ORIGINAL 2:26 P.M.:
Multiple Columbia Police Department vehicles responded to a south Columbia McDonald's and an apartment complex Friday afternoon.
An ABC 17 News crew said nearly a dozen police vehicles and an ambulance responded to the restaurant at 500 E. Nifong Blvd.
Crews said several police vehicles were also called to the Lyfe apartments on Buttonwood Drive.
A resident at the apartment complex told the crew they heard gunshots.
Evidence markers and crime scene tape were placed around the complex.
Multiple officers were seen out of their vehicles speaking to a woman in the McDonald's parking lot.
ABC 17 News reached out to the police department about the scene but did not immediately hear back.
Police said no arrests were made after a shooting in central Columbia Thursday afternoon and another possible shooting downtown hours later.
Stay with ABC 17 News for more updates on this developing story.
