Columbia, S.C. - There's an understanding of anonymity at the ACOA club in Five Points. There's also an open door policy to anyone looking for help.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held seven days a week at the facility. The club is considered a safe haven to those who attend, so no one there expected an 18 -year-old to walk in Saturday night, pull a gun and try to rob the place. And police say that would-be robber probably didn't expect a club member to pull his own gun and fire 3 fatal shots.
The Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says Kayson Helms of Edison, N.J., was shot in the neck, abdomen and chest.
Police have not identified the man who shot Helms, but said the man had a concealed weapons permit.
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