Marquicas D. Taylor, 23, was fatally shot in the early hours of May 25, 2024, at the Colony Apartments in the 6400 block of Bailey Street in Columbia, South Carolina. ShotSpotter alerted police shortly before 1:30 a.m.; officers found evidence of a shooting at the complex but no victim. An acquaintance had already taken Taylor to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Richland County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity.

Columbia Police investigators say an argument preceded the shooting and quickly focused on a suspect. A 20-year-old man was located and arrested on May 29 in the 1500 block of Bailey Street with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force; he was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on homicide-related charges. Few personal details about Taylor have been released beyond his age and race.

Does anyone have information about what happened at the Colony Apartments that morning or knew Marquicas Taylor?