A shooting incident was reported in Columbia on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 4:30 PM. Emergency units were dispatched to the area of Smoke and Chill shop located at the intersection of South Fourth Street and Cherry Street, and also to South Fourth and Avenue K.
Initial reports:
– Two shots were heard by witnesses
– A male victim reportedly sustained a shoulder wound near Avenue K before running to the Smoke and Chill shop, according to witnesses
-A male was taken from Smoke and Chill by ambulance.
– Law enforcement response included four West Hempfield Township Police vehicles and at least one Columbia Borough Police vehicle
This information is preliminary. Further details will be provided as more information becomes available from official sources.
UPDATE (5:30 p.m. 1/15/25): Police have closed off the 400 block of Avenue K. Two Manor Township police vehicles were also observed near the scene.
The colors were so vivid that the camera couldn’t capture them adequately.
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The river ice got covered with snow after the second snowfall this week.
Here’s how things looked a day or two earlier.
Here’s a view from the Wrightsville side this morning.
The sidewalk to the trail wasn’t cleared when this photo was taken.
But who is responsible for clearing it? Columbia Borough shouldn’t be, since it’s along a state road, and the adjacent property owners – Gordon Waste and Norfolk Southern – are on the other side of the fence.
He’s not just a reflection, he’s actually real. The window sign says so.
Steps to the Laurel Hill Cemetery, possibly a stairway to heaven
The starling convention was back in town.
Many were in attendance . . .
No, really. MANY WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
Two guys working along Bank Avenue, one above ground, the other half-submerged.
Apparently, they work for this company.
Wires were down in the Owls parking lot, possibly due to the recent high winds.
The butts are piling up on Locust.
Call the number or just say a prayer.
A mystery photo on the camera roll
(Interesting bokeh, though)
Securing the satchel
Council is still trying to figure out what it wants to do with the former airfield.
The Garrison grave marker at Mount Bethel Cemetery
Paul R. Garrison and crew went missing over Japan during World War II, as Columbia Spy reported HERE.
Jesus is looking out for us.
But despite the hopes of some, he lost the election.
This feline is most likely adoptable at the Columbia Animal Shelter.
And, of course, a few snow photos are in order this week…
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From the Spy files: A postcard from 1918, according to the postmark.
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