Columbia police searching for suspect after 3-year-old fatally shot Sunday afternoon

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story included information provided about three victims from the scene. Columbia Police released information that there was just one victim.

The Columbia Police Department is actively searching for a suspect in a north Columbia shooting Sunday that killed a three-year-old victim.

According to CPD spokesperson Toni Messina, CPD responded to a report of shots fired in the general area of Providence Road and Blue Ridge Road around 2:14 p.m. Sunday. Police later updated the shooting location to the area of Leeway Drive.

Police seek to arrest Larry Brownlee Jr., 28, of Columbia, on suspicion of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm.

At a press briefing Sunday evening, CPD Assistant Chief Jill Schlude said officers also received a call of a vehicle accident that occurred at Providence Road and Blue Ridge Road. This came after the report of shots fired near Leeway Drive and Blue Ridge Road.

Officers determined those two calls were related, and responded to the scene of the accident.

Upon arrival, officers found a three-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound, the victim's mother and the mother's boyfriend. The two adults were attempting to transport the child to the Columbia Fire Station 9 on Blue Ridge Road.

The victim was transported to a local hospital where he later died. There were no other outstanding injuries from the scene.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Columbia police searching for suspect after 3-year-old fatally shot