In the early evening of a Tuesday in Columbia, South Carolina, the life of 23-year-old Blake Austin McGrath was cut short in a violent confrontation. On January 14, 2025, at the Colony Apartments on Bailey Street, McGrath was fatally shot in the upper body. The Columbia Police Department responded to ShotSpotter alerts around 6:53 p.m. and discovered McGrath at the scene, where he was pronounced dead by emergency medical services.
The investigation into the shooting quickly led to a suspe
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