Mexico, Mo., man sentenced to prison in connection with downtown Columbia shooting

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to prison Wednesday in connection with a November 2024 shooting that injured multiple people in downtown Columbia.

Frank Gray IV, 27, was sentenced to seven years in prison for being a felon with a gun, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. A federal grand jury indicted Gray in December 2024 for having a .45-caliber Glock handgun, according to court documents.

He pleaded guilty in June 2025.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says Gray was in downtown Columbia in the early morning on Nov. 10, 2024, when he pulled out a weapon and fired shots at another person, who was also armed. Two bystanders and several vehicles were hit by bullets.

Gray was on federal parole when the incident occurred, the release states. His sentence includes three years of supervised release after his prison term is up.

Another suspect, Deandre Denny, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison earlier this month. Denny was identified as one of the shooters by surveillance video, court documents state. He was shot in his legs and his foot and went to St. Mary's Hospital by private vehicle.