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Alphonso Rowe

Case from Columbia, SC dated Aug 07, 2019

Victim Details

Alphonso Rowe

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2019-08-07

77

Alphonso

Rowe

06/28/2026

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On a quiet Wednesday morning, August 7, 2019, 77-year-old Alphonso Rowe, a Black male, was enjoying a cup of coffee on his porch on Putnam Street in Columbia, South Carolina, when his life was tragically cut short in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred at approximately 11:15 a.m. Rowe was struck in the lower body and was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators with the Columbia Police Department believe that Rowe was not the intended target of the brazen da ...
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  • WLTX: Person of interest sought after 77-year-old man shot, killed at Columbia home
  • Wife wants answers after 77-year-old husband shot, killed - WPDE
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