Columbia Police investigators have arrested three males in connection with a shooting and armed robbery that occurred at a local hotel earlier this week.
22-year-old Devonte Anderson (DOB: 7-11-1994) is charged with Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime, and Criminal Conspiracy.
Anderson was arrested late this afternoon at the North Main Street library by the Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) Warrant Team. He will be booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (ASGDC). Two teen co-defendants have also been arrested in connection with the crime.
18-year-old Aaron Brown (DOB: 3-21-1999) and a 16-year-old are charged with Attempted Armed Robbery and Criminal Conspiracy. Both turned themselves in to law enforcement yesterday.
CPD Investigators believe the trio went to the Baymont Inn and Suites on East Exchange Boulevard on June 26, 2017 to rob the 22-year-old victim. As a result, she was shot multiple times in the upper body and remains at a local hospital in critical condition.
It is not believed that the victim and suspects knew each other before the crime occurred.
All persons arrested/charged are presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law.
