COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is continuing to investigate a deadly shooting that happened over the weekend on Decker Boulevard.

Deputies say around 9 p.m. Sunday night, they responded to calls of a shooting inside the Tacos Puerto Barrio restaurant. When they arrived, law enforcement found 43-year-old Juan Reyes Padilla with a gunshot wound to the upper body. EMS also responded, but deputies say Padilla died at the scene.

Residents in the area said they’re concerned about safety in their neighborhood following the shooting.

“My wife was in the area and saw the police and all the lights so we knew something happened. This morning I looked into it and I heard the bad news,” resident Denny’s Padilla said.

Padilla said more law enforcement involvement could hel

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