๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐
- Austin
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ . ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
On Aug. 9, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department were working a separate incident near Ninth and Walnut streets when they heard approximately three to four gunshots coming from west of the intersection. The gunshots reportedly came from the area of the 800 block of E. Walnut St., approximately half a city block from where officers had been located. An officer ran toward the area and observed approximately eight people running away from the gunfire.
While running toward the area where the shots were heard, the officer reported seeing a Black male, later identified as Tavan Eric Williams-Patrick, setting down a firearm on the sidewalk in front of 50 Yard Line. Williams-Patrick was arrested and placed into a marked patrol vehicle. Officers on scene reported locating four spent shell casings and one live round of .40-caliber Smith & Wesson ammunition.
According to the probable cause statement, Williams-Patrick was armed with a handgun and allegedly fired four rounds near approximately 30 uninvolved civilians on a public sidewalk near an open establishment. The statement also notes there were approximately 60 uninvolved civilians in the area near Ninth and Walnut streets.
The probable cause statement notes Williams-Patrick had prior arrests for murder in the second degree, armed criminal action twice, and unlawful use of a weapon three times. Williams-Patrick is now charged with unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action, assault in the first degree, and unlawful discharge of a firearm.
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