VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy from Freeburg allegedly shot at a Vienna Quik Spot gas station, located at 104 U.S. 63, around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to a press release from the City of Vienna. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to ABC 17 News that the juvenile damaged two other gas stations in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is in custody after several people fired a barrage of gunshots that hit homes and vehicles in a residential area just east of Columbia. Boone County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brian Leer said that at around 1:17 a.m. Tuesday, the department received several calls of shots fired from the area of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The influence of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, reached young people across the country, including at the University of Missouri. Kirk’s rhetoric drew plenty of criticism, including his stance on gun violence. But for conservatives on college campuses, he was an inspiration, said a leader of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dashboard camera inside the car of a Columbia shooting suspect shows him firing a gun at another driver, newly filed court documents claim. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged 77-year-old Arnold Phillips on Wednesday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Phillips is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged last week with shooting into another vehicle during a road rage incident on Interstate 70 in Saline County. Mason C. D. Mayhew was charged Friday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for the incident that happened last Wednesday. A probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was found guilty of murder by a jury in a 2022 shooting. Isaac Bryant was found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Jurors received the case around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The verdict was delivered shortly after 6 p.m. Bryant was
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Testimony continued on Wednesday in the trial of a Columbia man accused of a 2022 deadly shooting. Isaac J. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Multiple witnesses and experts took the stand on Wednesday. Bryant is accused of shooting Ware, 37, of
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By Cindy Von Quednow, Michael Callahan, CNN (CNN) — A “cruel hoax” sent Villanova University students sheltering into place on the first day of orientation after a false report of an active shooter, the school’s president said, prompting a massive response by local and federal law enforcement as they worked to secure the campus. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have dropped a murder case against one of the four teen suspects in another teen’s Columbia killing. Boone County prosecutor Roger Johnson told ABC 17 News that the state dropped the case against 19-year-old Tavan Williams-Patrick. Johnson said prosecutors plan to refile charges later. Johnson declined to comment on why the
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people are in custody after Mexico police responded to a shooting that damaged property near the 600 block of Grove Street on Saturday evening. Two 15-year-old boys were taken to a juvenile detention center, the Mexico Department of Public Safety stated in a news release. Cynquail C. Hardman, 18, was charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police exchanged gunfire with a shooter on the Emory University campus in Georgia on Friday afternoon, sources told ABC News. The school warned the campus on its website, saying the incident was taking place near the Emory Point CVS. A shelter-in-place order was put in place, but was lifted at 6:43 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police and deputies have arrested a suspect after a man drove himself from Howard County to Boonville. Boonville police found the victim sitting in a car bleeding with a gunshot wound and Main Street, according to a news release. The shooting happened in Howard County, the release says. Boonville police and Cooper
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Wrong information about a suspect posting bond has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia teenagers were arrested Tuesday after a person was shot in east Columbia. Jerrion Smith, 19, was charged Wednesday with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Alan Bullock Jr., 18, was charged with evidence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman found dead Saturday night in her car was shot in her vehicle after an argument with her boyfriend, according to court documents. Isaiah N. Goins, 26, of Columbia, was arrested Sunday at work on suspicion of killing the woman, whose name has been kept under wraps by the sheriff’s department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager reached a plea deal with prosecutors Wednesday to drop a murder charge against him. Cordero L. Riley Jr., 17, pleaded guilty in a Boone County court to unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault. Sentencing is set for Sept. 15. He remains in the Boone County jail pending
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was injured Tuesday night after an apparent drive-by shooting in Boone County.The man was shot while in a car near Santa Anna Drive and El Chapparal Avenue, according to Captain Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Leer told ABC 17 News in a text that someone in
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly community is remembering the life of Bailey Scott through a number of memorial events on Friday. Scott died Sunday night after being shot in the 900 block of East Logan Street in Moberly. “She was always the sweetest and she always complimented somebody, like anything about them. She was so fulfilling.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was booked into the Randolph County Jail on Thursday for second-degree murder. David K. Heyde, 68, was awaiting arraignment and was jailed on no bond. Information about the accusations against him was not immediately available. Heyde lives in the area where a 23-year-old woman, Bailey Scott, was shot dead
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The Moberly Police Department said it was investigating a shooting in the 900 block of East Logan Street around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to a social media post.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 64-year-old Columbia man was in the Boone County Jail on Monday, facing six felonies for allegedly shooting at his mobile home park neighbors over fireworks. Nevada Henderson was charged Monday with three counts of first-degree assault, being a felon with a gun, armed criminal action and child endangerment. His initial court
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