Arrest made after 18-year-old shot to death in Columbia

KBIA | By Associated Press

Published January 19, 2022 at 6:37 AM CST

Columbia police say a suspect is in custody after an 18-year-old man was shot to death.

Officers found Roberto Angel Lauer dead from a gunshot wound at a northeast Columbia home on Monday night. Police say another 18-year-old Columbia man has been arrested on possible charges of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.

Lauer was a senior at Battle High School in Columbia. A district spokeswoman says the suspect was not a student in the Columbia public schools.

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