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True Crime /// Ryan Ferguson /// Episodes: 116-117

September 17, 2025 / 01:36

This episode discusses a 911 call reporting a shooting incident involving sports editor Kent at the Columbia Daily Tribune. The caller describes seeing two young white males fleeing the scene.

The call begins with the operator asking about the emergency, as the caller informs them of someone hurt outside the Tribune's main building. The caller identifies Kent lying in a pool of blood in the parking lot.

Details about the suspects are provided, including their age, appearance, and direction of escape. The caller mentions seeing them duck behind Kent's car before heading towards Fourth Street.

The urgency of the situation is evident as the operator gathers information to dispatch officers to the scene. The caller expresses concern for Kent's condition and the need for immediate assistance.

TLDR

A 911 call reports sports editor Kent shot outside the Columbia Daily Tribune, with two suspects fleeing the scene.

Episode

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911. What is your emergency? Um, >> we need someone here at the Columbia Daily Tribune.
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>> What's going on? >> I'm I'm not sure. I was just told to call 911. There's somebody hurt outside.
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>> Is there anybody who can tell me what's going on there? >> Here. >> We're at the main building at the
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Tribune. >> And what's going on? >> In the parking lot, the sports editor, Kent, laying on the ground, pool of
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blood. Looks like he'd been shot or something. Okay. He's on the parking lot behind the
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trivia on the KFC side. >> Yes. Yes. >> Who did you see in the area? >> I saw two guys in the area.
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>> Were they white or black? >> White. I'd say 1920. >> What were they wearing? >> I I don't know this gal. She saw them.
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She walked out, just smoke a cigarette, saw them duck down behind the car. >> Okay.
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>> I looked out and saw them and I said, "What's going on?" I knew it was Kent's
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car and I said, "Kent?" And they didn't look up. Nobody did anything. Somebody's
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been hurt, man. >> Okay. So, you saw them duck down behind his car? >> Yes. >> Okay. And then where did they go after
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that? >> I don't know. Up up up up towards the new building. Uh towards Fourth Street.
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I guess that's fourth. >> So, just to make sure though, he's down on the parking lot.
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>> Yes. >> Is that all on these guys? >> I don't think Well, they they were close
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to 6 ft uh thin. One of them had blonde hair. Really really short blonde hair. Either one of them had hats or caps.
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They were headed towards Fourth Street. So, would that would have been east or I'd say southeast, but I don't know that
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for sure because they took off, you know, and they went up that alleyway towards fourth. All right, we've got
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officers on the way over there right

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    Most intense
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    Most shocking
  • 75
    Most heartbreaking
  • 70
    Most dramatic

Episode Highlights

  • Emergency Call
    A frantic call to 911 reveals a shooting incident at the Columbia Daily Tribune.
    “There's somebody hurt outside.”
    @ 00m 11s
    September 17, 2025
  • Witness Account
    A witness describes seeing two suspects fleeing the scene after the shooting.
    “I saw two guys in the area.”
    @ 00m 32s
    September 17, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • Somebody's been hurt, man.
    True Crime /// Ryan Ferguson /// Episodes: 116-117

Key Moments

  • 911 Call00:05
  • Shooting Incident00:24
  • Witness Description00:53
  • Suspects Flee01:29