Columbia Police rule early Saturday morning shooting an accident

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia Police say an early morning shooting on Saturday that left one person hurt was accidental.

Police Department responded to a shots-fired call at Classic Buildings on North Providence Road around 4 a.m. Saturday

CPD spokesperson Colin Imhoff told an ABC 17 News reporter that a person was found hurt and was taken to a local hospital. He later said that after a CPD investigation, it was ruled an accident.

ABC 17 News has requested the incident report.

Classic Building's Sales Manager James Melies told an ABC 17 News reporter that a police officer called him around 4:50 a.m., asking for any related surveillance video from the property. Melies said he provided officers footage from the business, but did not share the video with ABC 17 News.

Classic Buildings is near the Welcome Inn hotel and an Eagle Stop gas station.

Melies said that this type of crime is not one he sees normally around Classic Buildings.

"I do know that there has been a lot of shootings lately [in] Columbia and Jeff City," Melies said. "As far as this area, our location, this is the first that I've seen."

This is the eighth shooting in Columbia for 2026.