Shooting Archives

One dead after shooting in Moniteau County

February 20, 2022 9:51 PM Chanel Porter

MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that one person was killed after a shooting on Sunday. According to a Facebook post, the incident happened on Carney King Road. Two individuals were injured and one was found deceased. A suspect was located and taken into custody shortly after the incident. The

Teen killed in shooting on McKee St. in Columbia; two others injured

February 19, 2022 2:04 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police are investigating a homicide situation that happened on McKee St. early Saturday morning that killed one and injured two others. Around 12:40 am. Saturday, Columbia Police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1800 block of McKee Street. Officers located three victims with gunshots wounds. A juvenile

Man charged in 2021 shooting placed on felony probation

February 18, 2022 10:50 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Jefferson City man received felony probation after he pled guilty to unlawful use of a weapon after a Feb. 2021 shooting.

Judge sentences Columbia man for 2020 burglary

February 15, 2022 8:33 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has sentenced a Columbia man for a 2020 burglary. According to public court records, Keith Brodie, 43, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Monday. The judge sentenced Brodie to 13 years in prison for first-degree burglary, 13 years in prison for second-degree assault, and four years in

Missouri State Highway Patrol explains how they investigate a police-involved shooting

February 14, 2022 7:51 PM Kennedy Miller

According to MSHP, the number of people involved in each case varies on officers’ availability, complexity, of the investigations and caseload.

Name of dead suspect released after officer-involved shooting in east Columbia after chase

February 13, 2022 12:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A suspect is dead after an officer-involved shooting with a Boone County Sheriff’s deputy in east Columbia Sunday morning.

Jefferson City man accused of deadly shooting arrested in St. Louis for different shooting while out on bond

February 10, 2022 7:57 AM Zachary Farwell

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of a deadly shooting in August 2018 out on bond was arrested this week in St. Louis for another shooting. The St. Louis Police Department says Alfred Chism Jr. was arrested on Tuesday for domestic assault and armed criminal action. According to the Cole County Prosecutor’s

Witnesses, door camera video lead to arrests in Jefferson City shooting

February 4, 2022 12:31 PM Matthew Sanders

The Jefferson City Police Department said Thursday that a 25-year-old man was shot on Boonville Road. Police later said two suspects had been arrested and charged.

Two arrested in Boone County after man shot in Jefferson City

February 3, 2022 10:03 AM Matthew Sanders

A 25-year-old man was shot in Jefferson City on Thursday morning, police say.

Prosecutors charge Columbia man accused of firing gun inside of apartment

February 1, 2022 12:44 PM Zachary Farwell

The Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a Columbia man accused of firing a gun inside of an apartment.

Columbia man sentenced after reaching plea deal in deadly shooting

January 28, 2022 12:40 PM Zachary Farwell

A Boone County judge sentenced a Columbia man to 27 years in prison Friday for his role in a deadly shooting.

Judge lowers bond for teen in shooting case

January 28, 2022 7:12 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge will give a Columbia teen a lower bond in a shooting case. Shawn Long, 18, is accused of shooting and killing Roberto Lauer last week. He’s charged with involuntary manslaughter. Long says he accidentally shot the gun at Lauer. We were in court when Long’s attorney argued to lower his quarter-million-dollar

Convicted murderers Joseph Elledge and Lynlee Renick both due in court Monday

January 24, 2022 5:50 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two convicted murderers are both set to continue with court proceedings Monday afternoon in Boone County. Joseph Elledge Mengqi Ji and Joseph Elledge Joseph Elledge was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison for second-degree murder in his wife, Mengqi Ji’s death. Elledge reported Ji missing in October of 2019. After investigators

Columbia homicide suspect claims he didn’t know gun was loaded; pleads not guilty

January 19, 2022 8:40 AM Molly Stawinoga

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man in northeast Columbia on Monday night says he didn’t know the gun was loaded. Shawn Long admitted to police in an interview on Tuesday that he picked up the gun and pointed it at Roberto Lauer, 18, in a “playful manner” before it

Illinois man charged after bullet goes through a wall at an apartment in Jefferson City

January 18, 2022 10:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An Illinois man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fired a gun in an apartment and the bullet went into another apartment with four people in it.

Neighbors: Columbia shooting suspect and slain teen were friends

January 17, 2022 11:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officers arrested Shawn P. Long, 18, on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.

Juvenile male shot in central Columbia

January 15, 2022 5:23 PM Chanel Porter

*Editor’s note: The story has been updated to reflect that the shooting happened in central Columbia. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have confirmed that a juvenile male has been shot in central Columbia Saturday evening. Columbia Police was dispatched to the area of the 900 block of 8th Street in reference to a report of a