COLUMBIA, TN. (THECOUNT) — Kamondrez Carlton has been identified as the victim of a Friday shooting near Spring Hill High School, according to the Columbia Police Department.
Carlton, 21, was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound after entering a Quick Mart 34, located at 2577 Nashville Highway.
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Officials arrested 20-year-old D-Qwaun Dalton in the fatal shooting. He was taken in custody and charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault resulting in death, according to reports.
Police said the investigation showed the shooting occurred at a residence on Daniel Court, located in a neighborhood behind Spring Hill High School.
Carlton was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.
In a statement issued from Maury County Public Schools Saturday:
“Law enforcement recommended we lockdown the high school,” said Kim Doddridge, a spokesperson for Maury County Public Schools. source
No students were involved in the incident, the school district confirmed.
The Columbia Police Department continues to investigate the case.
Any person with information that may assist in this or any other investigation is encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Division of Columbia Police Department at (931) 560-1670.
Other options include the 24-hour line of Columbia Police Department Dispatch at (931) 388-2727 and Maury County Crimestoppers at (931) 381-4900, or through email to SafeTips@ColumbiaTN.com.
Investigators request that tips not be submitted on the public thread of the department’s Facebook page. If submitting information on Facebook, the department requests it be done in the form of a private message.
Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 34,681 at the 2010 census and in 2013 the population was 35,558. The “Mule capital of the world,” Columbia annually celebrates the city-designated Mule Day each April, according to Wikipedia.
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