South Carolina teen arrested in fatal shooting of man in Columbia, police say
A South Carolina teenager has been charged with murder days after a man was shot and killed, according to the Columbia Police Department.
Nicholas Jackson, a 19-year-old Hartsville resident, was also charged with armed robbery with a deadly weapon, police said Saturday night.
The charges are connected to a Jan. 22 shooting in which a 27-year-old man died, according to police. The shooting happened outside of a home in the 100 block of Doctors Circle, police said, near SC 277 and Prisma Health Richland hospital.
The Richland County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the victim.
No other injuries were reported.
Police said robbery might have been “the motive for the crime.” There was no word if Jackson and the victim knew each other.
Jackson was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Jan. 24, jail records show. No bond was set for the teen, according to jail records.
Jackson is scheduled to appear in court again on March 28, Richland County judicial records show.
Despite the teen’s arrest, police said they are continuing to investigate the shooting as they follow up on leads and try to identify other people involved in the gunfire.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
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This story was originally published January 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM with the headline "South Carolina teen arrested in fatal shooting of man in Columbia, police say."
