QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are city leaders doing enough to address Columbia’s violent crime?
![Columbia Police officers investigate the scene of an overnight shooting near the corner of Ninth and Locust Streets in downtown Columbia early Sunday, Oct. .10, 2021.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/10/Image-from-iOS-26-scaled.jpg)
Several high-profile shootings in recent weeks have Columbia residents talking.
Two people were shot on Ninth Street, a popular downtown Columbia thoroughfare, over the University of Missouri's Homecoming weekend. Several shootings have taken place downtown and in other parts of the city over the past few weeks.
City leaders say they're working to address the problem. Are they doing enough? Vote in the poll below.