On Monday night, two teenagers were shot at Madison Station Apartments on Ulmer Road around 11 p.m.
On Tuesday, Columbia Police say a man was shot at Capri Apartments on East Chapel Drive around 11:30 p.m.
Authorities say they re investigating both incidents.
Lott and Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford agree enough is enough. No mother should have to bury her child, Rutherford said. The first victim, Desmond Williams, age 15, was transferred from the scene to Prisma Health, were resuscitative measures were unsuccessful, Rutherford said about the Madison Station shooting. The second victim, Reginald Nixon Jr., age 17, was pronounced dead on the scene.
Columbia 15-year-old, 17-year-old killed in shooting
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COLUMBIA, S.C. Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford says two teenagers were killed in a shooting at a Columbia apartment complex.
Columbia Police Investigators say the shooting occurred shortly before 11 p.m., Monday, May 10 at the Madison Station Apartments on 4020 Ulmer Road, off Leesburg Road in southeast Columbia.
Desmond Williams, 15, and Reginald Nixon Jr., 17, were both hit by gunfire. Nixon died at the scene while Williams died at the hospital. Rutherford said both deaths were ruled homicides.
Richland County Coroner identifies teens killed in shooting on Ulmer Road
Richland County Coroner identifies teens killed in shooting on Ulmer Road By WIS News 10 Staff | May 11, 2021 at 7:45 AM EDT - Updated May 11 at 8:24 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Coroner’s Office has identified two teens who were killed in a shooting on Ulmer Road.
According to the Columbia Police Department, the incident occurred just before 11 p.m. Monday at the Madison Station Apartments.
The victims have been identified as 15-year-old Desmond Williams and 17-year-old Reginald Nixon Jr., according to the Coroner’s Office.
According to reports, Williams was transported from the scene to Prisma Health Hospital where he later died. Nixon, however, was pronounced deceased at the scene.