Innocent Columbia man murdered while sleeping due to silly fight, sheriff says
A fight led to drive by shootings and ultimately the killing of a man who had nothing to do with the argument. Author: WLTX Updated: 4:47 PM EDT May 12, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said a fight and retaliation led to an innocent man being shot and killed in his own bed last month.
Lott announced arrests Wednesday in the April 6 killing of 62-year-old Charlie Jackson Jr. I m frustrated, Lott said about what led to his killing and others in the community this year. Frustrated over the number of people that we have killed in our community. Why aren t people enraged about what s happening?
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.