On October 28, 2018, 17-year-old Codath Robert Presher, known as Cody, was shot and killed inside an apartment in the Rosewood area of Columbia, off Deerwood Street. Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of shots fired at about 9 p.m. and found Presher with a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators documented three bullet holes in the apartment door.

The Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation and appealed to the public for information. Friends described Presher as a cherished friend. The investigation remains open and anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.