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Michael Booker

Case from Columbia, SC dated Feb 03, 2020

Victim Details

Michael Booker

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2020-02-03

53

Michael

Booker

07/08/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on February 3, 2020, a dispute between coworkers in Columbia, South Carolina, culminated in the shooting death of 53-year-old Michael Booker. The male victim was found by Columbia Police Department officers who were responding to a call of shots fired in the 100 block of Rose Drive at approximately 2 p.m. Booker died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigations revealed that Booker and his colleague, Craig Lamar Edwards, had been involved in a verba ...
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  • WLTX: Columbia Police identify suspect, victim in Rosewood shooting
  • WLTX: Man shot to death in Columbia's Rosewood area
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