Shooting Archives

Third person charged in Columbia parking lot shooting

May 20, 2021 11:59 AM Ben Fein

Columbia Police have now charged Mariquan Midgyett with armed criminal action and 1st degree assault after a shooting in a parking lot on May 10.

Mexico resident shoots man reportedly firing gun at home

May 25, 2021 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in Mexico, Missouri, are investigating a shooting Monday night that left a man hurt. According to the Mexico Public Safety Department, the shooting happened around 6:05 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Breckenridge Street. Police said a person at a home on Breckenridge Street shot the 30-year-old man after he

Business owner shocked at deadly shooting at The Vault

May 23, 2021 10:44 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Local business owners say they’re shocked about the deadly shooting that took place at The Vault on Clark Lane, early Sunday morning. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to complaints of a crowded parking lot at The Lakeview Mall shopping center, Sunday around 2:50 a.m. Vehicles were unable to leave or enter

Victim identified from Sunday morning shooting at The Vault in Columbia

May 23, 2021 3:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Boone County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on their Facebook page identifying the victim in the Sunday morning shooting at The Vault in Columbia. The Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 24-year-old Junous O. Kelly of Columbia. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Kelly was taken from The Vault to a

Highway patrol investigates deputy-involved shooting in Miller County

May 21, 2021 1:25 PM Katie Greathouse

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it is investigating a shooting involving a Miller County deputy.

Man gets 10-year sentence in deadly Columbia shooting

May 20, 2021 8:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

Aaron Harris pleaded guilty in late April to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of E’quan Spain, 19, on Sept. 14, 2019.

Columbia police: Two more men arrested in connection to shooting in a parking lot

May 19, 2021 9:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police have arrested two more people in connection to a shots fired incident in the parking lot of the Walmart off Broadway on May 10. Columbia police, with assistance from the Jefferson City police, arrested 23-year-old Mariquan Midgyett, of Columbia, for first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Shaquail Midgyett Columbia police

Bond reduction hearing set for Friday in Columbia murder case

May 19, 2021 5:32 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for a man accused of taking part in a robbery that killed someone in 2017 wants a judge to give him the chance to post bond. Stephen Wyse, the attorney for 28-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams, asked Judge Jeff Harris to set a $50,000 cash or surety bond in the case. Such

Prosecutors file gun charges against suspect in Jefferson City murder case

May 17, 2021 5:14 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Semaj Harris was charged with aiding a shooting from a vehicle and illegal gun possession in a May 5 shots-fired incident at Community Park on Marshall Street in Jefferson City.

Eldon Police arrest one in relation to Friday night shooting

May 15, 2021 9:57 PM Connor Hirsch

ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Eldon Police department say one man has been arrested and charged after a shooting Friday night. Travis Crown of Pineville was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by the Miller County Prosecutor’s office and received a $100,000 bond in the case of the shooting last night. The department posted on

Columbia police arrest two suspects in shots-fired incident Monday night

May 13, 2021 4:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Gerrod Taylor, 20, and Dequan Hughes, 21, for their alleged roles in the incident that happened Monday. Columbia police were sent at 8 p.m. to a shots-fired call at Walmart on West Broadway. The incident continued with shots fired near the Hy-Vee gas station after those involved ran across the road.

Police: 9 wounded, 3 critically, in Providence, Rhode Island

May 13, 2021 8:39 PM Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island’s capital said nine people have been wounded in a shooting. Providence Police Chief Col. Hugh T. Clements told reporters Thursday evening that three of the nine were critically wounded. Clements believed the shooting was the largest in city history. It took place in the southeastern neighborhood of

Prosecutor’s office seeks to revoke Columbia shooting suspect’s probation

May 13, 2021 1:17 PM Zachary Farwell

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday that motions have been filed to revoke probation for Gerrod Taylor, 20, of Columbia.

One person arrested, two suspects sought in connection to Walmart shooting Monday

May 12, 2021 3:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a man in connection to the Monday night shooting at the Walmart on Broadway. DeAngelo D. Hughes Police arrested DeAngelo D. Hughes, 21, for the charge of tampering with evidence in a felony prosecution and has been taken into the custody of the Boone County Jail. Three men are

Jefferson City police find five weapons during string of shots-fired incidents

May 11, 2021 10:57 AM Matthew Sanders

The incidents began last Tuesday at Community Park on Marshall Street, where police found shell casings in a parking lot.

Police: Man injured after east Columbia shooting

May 7, 2021 5:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a man was hit by gunfire Friday afternoon in east Columbia. Officers were sent to the area of Orchard Lane and Callaway Drive for a shots heard call Friday at 4:30 p.m. and found shell casings in the street, a Columbia Police Department officer at the scene said. Sgt. Patrick

Police investigate possible accidental shooting in northeast Columbia

May 5, 2021 9:15 AM ABC 17 News Team

According to the Columbia Police Department, officers responded to the shooting around 2:34 a.m. near the Interstate 70 and Highway 63 connector.

Jefferson City man charged after shots fired over weekend

May 3, 2021 1:00 PM Matthew Sanders

Police were sent before 7 a.m. Sunday to the 600 block of Linn Street after receiving multiple calls of gunshots being fired,.

Columbia man referred to prison program after guilty plea in shooting case

April 28, 2021 4:59 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man could spend four months in prison after pleading guilty to several different crimes over the last two years. Antonio H. Robinson pleaded guilty Monday to four different cases in Boone County. One of those cases stemmed from a northeast Columbia shooting in 2019. Robinson pleaded guilty to a reduced

Jefferson City man sentenced to prison for October 2020 shooting

April 27, 2021 7:49 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with a shooting that happened in October. 25-year-old Xavies Parks pleaded guilty to felony charges of second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a concealed firearm. His sentence will run concurrently with other charges against him. He was on