COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Columbia mother is now mourning the loss of her 16-year-old son after he was killed in a shooting in broad daylight.

A teenager is dead and another is facing murder charges following a Columbia area shooting -- a shooting that happened in broad daylight.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department arrested 17-year-old Paul Henry and charged him as an adult. He’s facing multiple charges -- including murder.

The mother of 16-year-old Joshua Edmonds, Lakeisha Edmonds, said her son was not friends with his accused shooter.

“Today it’s been really difficult coming to terms that he’s not coming home,” she said.

She believes her son was chased and targeted in broad daylight.

“This has been really trying for me. I think the first day, I was in shock. I was extremely ang

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