Friday, November 5, 2010

Man arrested in shooting; 2nd sought

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of Kortney Bryant at an apartment complex moments after Bryant is suspected of wounding another man at a nearby barbershop.

Corey Deangelo Johnson, 19, of South Oak Drive, Eastover, was arrested at his home Wednesday, the Columbia Police Department said.

Police are also looking for Brandon Michael "Beezy" Woodson on charges of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.

Johnson and Woodson are accused of fatally shooting Bryant late Saturday afternoon after Bryant
got into an argument with another man at a barbershop on Beltline Boulevard and shot the man. The barbershop victim, whose name was not released, was treated for his injuries.

According to the police department, Bryant then walked across the street to the Woodland Terrace Apartments, where he was shot in the chest and died.

Johnson is being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

Information about Woodson's whereabouts can be left anonymously with law enforcement authorities by using one of the Crime Stoppers contact methods above.


Source: Thestate

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