A shooting in Columbia, South Carolina on the evening of Sunday, July 27, 2025, left 21-year-old Laneef T. Mingo dead and another person wounded. Deputies were first alerted about gunfire in the 1600 block of Devonwood Drive by a ShotSpotter notification around 5:30 p.m., and additional reports came in from the 1600 blocks of Longcreek Drive and Grays Inn Road where apartment buildings were struck by bullets.

Mingo was found gravely wounded in the 200 block of Bentley Court, taken to a hospital and later died of an upper-body gunshot wound; the other victim’s identity has not been released and their injuries were described as non-life-threatening. Significant property damage was reported across the scenes, and investigators from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the Coroner’s Office are treating the incident as an active homicide investigation. No arrests or suspect identifications have been announced, and authorities have not released a motive or clarified whether one or multiple shooters were involved.

If anyone has information about the shootings or the people involved, please contact the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.