Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirms 18-year-old dies in shooting in Valley Creek subdivision

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A spokesman for the Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Tuesday night that one person was shot and killed in a neighborhood north of Clark Lane.

Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, said an 18-year-old man was shot and killed on North Frideriki Drive. Fire Department dispatch logs showed there was a medical response call at 7:45 p.m. The identity of the man was not given at the scene.

The identity of a possible shooter was not immediately described. Leer said law enforcement can't comment on if anyone is in custody. There was likely no one else shot and law enforcement is seeking out "persons of interest," but stated some people have already been contacted.

Leer said there were several people in the street before a fight broke out and someone pulled out a gun. At least one shot was fired. Leer said law enforcement does not believe it was a random act of violence that would endanger anyone else in the community.

First responders at the scene performed CPR on the unresponsive victim, but he died at the scene, Leer said.

A large police presence was seen near the intersection of Godas Circle and Valley Creek Lane on Tuesday night.

An ABC 17 News reporter saw members of the Columbia Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol. Law enforcement had the intersection blocked off.

The reporter saw law enforcement with guns drawn and pointed at a home on Valley Creek Lane.

Police tape went up at 8:14 p.m. at the intersection of Clark Lane and Valley Creek Lane.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.