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Man shot and killed on downtown Columbia’s Assembly Street, shutting down area traffic

Joshua Boucher/jboucher@thestate.com

One person is dead following a shooting in downtown Columbia, police say.

The Columbia Police Department responded to a fatal shooting of a man on the 1400 block of Assembly Street Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m.

A person was detained near the crime scene for questioning.

Police recommend avoiding the area.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated.