Teenager killed in shooting in Columbia identified by coroner’s office
A teenager was killed in a shooting on Sunday afternoon that’s under investigation, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.
Jaylin M.R. Mosby, a 16-year-old Columbia resident, was killed in the shooting, Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said Monday. The coroner’s office originally reported the teenager had a different last name.
At about 2:30 p.m., deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 4100 block of Shorecrest Drive, according to the release. That’s in Columbia, near Bluff Road and not far from Exit 5 on Interstate 77.
Deputies found Wilson had been shot in the upper body, the sheriff’s department said.
Wilson was taken to an area hospital where he died, according to the release.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word on a shooter, or shooters, or a motive for the gunfire.
No arrests have been reported by the sheriff’s department, which continues to investigate the shooting.
Anyone with information on 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 August 1, 2022 at 7:23 AM.
