Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have made a third arrest in connection with a fatal shooting that happened at an Airbnb this summer.
Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook announces that a 17-year-old male is charged with Murder, Criminal Conspiracy, Three Counts of Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature, Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime, and Possession of a Firearm by Person under the Age of 18.
The teen suspect who was arrested over the weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, and extradited to Columbia is housed at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).
Two previous arrests related to the case were made in June:
A 15-year-old was arrested on June 6, 2025, and charged with Kidnapping, Armed Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Conspiracy, Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime, and Possession of a Firearm by Person under the Age of 18.
18-year-old Latrell D.D. Hughey was arrested June 7, 2025, and charged with Murder, Armed Robbery, Three Counts of Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature, Criminal Conspiracy, and Possession of a Firearm by Person under the Age of 18.
Case Recap:
Shortly after 5:00 a.m. on June 6, 2025, CPD officers were patrolling in the Elmwood Park neighborhood when they received a call about a possible auto break-in in progress in the 2400 block of Lincoln Street.
Officers, who were a few blocks away, proceeded immediately. While they were en route, the emergency call was upgraded to a ‘shots fired’ call, and ‘person hit.’ They arrived within a minute at 2408 Lincoln Street, a two-story residence.
Officers heard screams from within the residence and forced entry through the front door. They immediately encountered a chaotic crime scene with multiple victims.
Officers found four young people who had been shot multiple times. They rendered aid by using a tourniquet until EMS arrived. They also detained several people who were not injured but were present outside and inside the residence during the shooting.
According to the Richland County Coroner’s Office, 18-year-old Jayden Brackins died from multiple gunshot wounds. There were three surviving gunshot victims: a 17-year-old male and two 18-year-old females. The motive for the fatal shooting remains under investigation.
All persons arrested/charged are presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law.