At about 11:10 p.m., officers went to Preston Apartments to serve a first-degree murder warrant. A man identified by family members as Roderick McDaniel was shot and killed by a Columbia County sheriff's deputy.
Victim's Name: Roderick McDaniel
Agency Responsible: Columbia County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: Black
Date of Death: November 20, 2018
County: Columbia
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4195
Geography: Rural