Leonard Colvin, 42, was fatally shot in broad daylight on June 6, 2023, on the 1400 block of Assembly Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The shooting happened around 4 p.m. amid heavy pedestrian and vehicle activity; emergency responders were called but Colvin died at the scene. The area was cordoned off and road closures affected evening traffic.

A man was detained near the scene and identified as 29-year-old Johnny William Darby III. Officers from the Columbia Police Department and the University of South Carolina Police took him into custody on Hampton Street shortly after the shooting; a handgun was reportedly found on him. Darby was later charged with murder and multiple firearm-related offenses, including possession of a weapon during a violent crime, unlawful carrying of a handgun, possession of a stolen handgun, and possession of a handgun by a person previously convicted of a violent crime, and was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Assembly Street or has surveillance footage from the area that could help investigators, please come forward.