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Shooting victim's body found lying on Columbia street
Posted: 09.16.2012 at 3:32 PM
Updated: 09.18.2012 at 12:35 PM
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Shooting victim's body discovered 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
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COLUMBIA (WACH) – Columbia police are hoping the public can help them solve an early morning shooting.

A man's body was found shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 3800 block of North Main Street.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says the victim has been identified as 48-year-old Michael L. Davis.

A passerby notified police about the victim’s body, which authorities say was lying in the road.

Watts says Davis was pronouced dead at 4:09 a.m. at a local hospital. He died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body.

The investigation is ongoing by the Columbia Police Department.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-Crime-SC.

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