After consulting with the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, charges will not be filed in two isolated fatal shootings that occurred in May on North Main and Booker Streets.
Recap of Incidents:
Shortly after 6:30 a.m. on May 9, 2025, CPD officers were dispatched to the Carolina Lodge, formerly known as the Coronet Motel, at the 6300 block of North Main Street.
A man, identified by the Richland County Coroner as Anthony L. Doctor, was found deceased in the parking lot. Based on a thorough investigation, CPD investigators believe Doctor who was armed acted as the primary aggressor before he was fatally shot.
On May 13, 2025, CPD officers responded to a Shotspotter alert at the 2500 block of Booker Street.
When they arrived, officers found a male and a female with non-life-threatening injuries to their lower bodies. A third person, identified by the Richland County Coroner’s Office as 44-year-old Timothy T. Jacobs, was taken to a local hospital and pronounced deceased.
CPD investigators believe Jacobs, who was also armed, acted as the primary aggressor before he was fatally shot.
The Columbia Police Department (CPD) and the Solicitor’s Office have deemed the incidents as justifiable homicides under the SC Code of Law 16-11-440 (C).
The two men were legally able to defend themselves against Doctor and Jacobs based on, in part, the ‘presumption of reasonable fear of imminent peril when using deadly force against another…’
Both investigations are now closed.