Man arrested after early Friday morning shooting

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says someone has been arrested in connection with a homicide that happened in the early morning hours of Friday.

James Taylor was taken into custody and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. (Photo: Richland Co. Sheriff’s Dept.)

On June 26, just after midnight, deputies responded in the 300 block of Green Rose Road in reference to a shooting that happened.

The victim suffered from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper and lower body.

And EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

James Taylor was taken into custody and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Taylor is booked at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

Investigators are still working to determine what led to the shooting but believed it is an isolated incident.