Man sentenced 15 years for 2023 Columbia gas station shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in September for his role in a 2023 shooting outside of an east Columbia gas station was sentenced on Friday.
Kentrail Taylor, 29, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on Sept. 17 to first-degree assault and shooting from a vehicle. He was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison, according to an email from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson.
Taylor was accused of shooting at Royelle Hunt after a confrontation at the Hy-Vee gas station on Conley Road. Hunt was also charged in the case, but was found dead at a separate shooting scene on March 20, 2024.
According to court documents in previous reporting, Hunt showed up to the gas station in 2023 while Taylor was walking out of the gas station. Hunt was allegedly wearing a bulletproof vest and was holding a gun while approaching Taylor, police wrote.
A woman in a vehicle allegedly tried to get Hunt to stop confronting Taylor. Hunt and another person were allegedly seen on security footage ducking behind an SUV. A woman gave Taylor a ride from the area and he began shooting from the car, the statement says. He was eventually arrested.
Court documents in previous reporting claimed there were people with gunshot wounds.
