Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators continue to follow leads in a shooting investigation which led to a collision that killed a 17-year-old Eau Claire High School student last week.
An autopsy conducted by the Richland County Coroner’s Office has indicated that Cameron Scott (DOB: 7-17-2000) died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the collision.
His mother Carolyn Scott is preparing for Cameron’s funeral on Saturday. She remains in disbelief that her only son is no longer with her. “My mind is left wide open. How? Why? I take it one day at a time, that’s all I can do.”
Ms. Scott and her son moved to Columbia last year to escape the violence in their hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.
“I thought his chances would be better here. He had options and now he doesn’t I can now only speak on my son’s behalf, Carolyn Scott says.”
Cameron Scott was a back seat passenger in a vehicle with three other males while traveling along the 5600 block of Farrow Road near Bendale Drive on November 21, 2017.
CPD investigators believe that a dark-colored pickup truck with at least two males in the truck bed, fired multiple shots of the at the victim’s vehicle.
No one was struck by gunfire, but the act caused the victim driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash while trying to flee to safety.
Ms. Scott adds, “He (Cameron) was not confrontational. I cannot imagine someone running up on him and this would be the outcome. I don’t think Cameron was the target.”
CPD collected shell casings at the crime scene, belonging to a .45-caliber handgun. The evidence is currently being processed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
Investigators are working to determine the motive for the shooting. Meanwhile, the three other male victims continue to receive medical treatment.
Citizens with information about the investigation are encouraged to contact Crimestoppers in any of the following ways:
CALL toll-free, 888-CRIME-SC.
LOG onto: www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a tip” tab.
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