Mexico police investigate Sunday shooting that damaged church
The Mexico Public Safety Department is investigating after a bullet damaged the the building’s siding Sunday morning.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about crime in downtown Columbia?
Shots were fired over the weekend in downtown Columbia, a week after two people were hit by bullets in the same area. Weekend shootings in the crowded downtown area are not unheard of but remain relatively uncommon. However, the crowded nature of downtown on weekend nights brings extra danger to those incidents. Are you worried
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Columbia city leaders look to past task force for violence mitigation strategies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are again looking to the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence in response to the recent shootings on Fifth St. downtown. Police say shots were fired Sunday on Broadway and Fifth Streets, but no injuries were reported. On Sept. 18, just a block away, two people were shot
Continue Reading Multiple shell casings found after shots fired in Downtown Columbia
The Columbia Police Department responded to Broadway and 5th just after 3:30 Sunday morning after getting reports of shots fired in the area.
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Woman pleads guilty to domestic assault after January shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman pleaded guilty in court to domestic assault after a Jan. 16 shooting at a business off Paris Road. According to court documents, Owens fired a gun during an argument with the victim at American Freight Furniture and Mattress. Police reported there were no injuries or property damage from the
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Jefferson City police investigating after person drives to hospital with a gunshot wound
Jefferson City police are investigating a weapons incident after a person drove to a hospital with a gunshot wound.
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Harrisburg man charged after allegedly threatening a person with a gun during an argument
A Harrisburg man faces several charges after allegedly pointing a gun at someone’s head during an argument.
Continue Reading Weekend shooting leaves man hurt in Mexico
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department is investigating a shooting that left a man hurt on Saturday afternoon. Police said officers responded to the 1000 block of Buchanan Street just before 1 p.m. to reports of a disturbance involving gunshots. According to the MPSD, several people started shooting at each other during an
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Two people shot in downtown Columbia early Saturday morning
The Columbia Police Department has confirmed two people were shot at 5th and Walnut St. in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning.
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Man charged with deadly lake shooting appears in court
A Hickory County man charged in connection with a deadly shooting at the Lake of the Ozarks appeared in court Wednesday morning.
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Jefferson City man admits guilt in shooting cases
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty earlier this week to charges in five cases, including admitting to a role in two shootings. According to the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Jaquan Whirley pleaded guilty on Wednesday to felony counts of receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, first-degree assault, second-degree accessory to robbery,
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Charges dropped after Columbia police arrest three near Waffle House
A large police presence had the northbound lanes of Providence Road blocked off around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning after one Waffle House employee said he heard multiple gunshots while on his break.
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Man allegedly involved in Lake Ozark shooting makes first court appearance
Daniel S. Kurtzeborn of Iberia is set to appear at the Miller County Courthouse at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, after being charged with unlawful use of a weapon following the deadly shooting at The Lake of the Ozarks in July.
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Columbia man charged after allegedly firing gun in Walmart
Columbia police responded to a report of shots fired Monday at 11 a.m. at a business in the 3000 block of west Broadway.
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Dozens of shots fired in Plush Lounge parking lot in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of shots were fired in the Plush Lounge parking lot in Columbia early Saturday morning. ABC 17 News crews on scene saw at least 25 evidence markers on the ground, five Columbia Police Department cars and one van. Evidence markets in Plush Lounge Parking lot on Sept. 4, 2021 The Columbia
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Columbia police detain two teens in connection to Wednesday shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say two teens were taken into custody Thursday for the shooting in the 200 block of E. Sexton Road that left a 17-year-old girl injured Wednesday. Columbia police took one teen into custody for first-degree assault, tampering with a witness and armed criminal action. Columbia police took the second teen
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Teen girl injured in central Columbia shooting
Crime scene tape was up in front of a house and an ABC 17 News reporter saw an ambulance leaving the scene. Officers were not immediately available to answer questions about the incident but people who live in the area say they saw a shooting happen in the street.
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Jefferson City man sentenced to prison after shooting
A Jefferson City man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a March 2020 shooting in the 200 block of McCarty Street.
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Argument leads to Monday night shooting; victim has life-threatening injuries
Police were sent to the 400 block of North Providence Road at about 8:20 p.m., according to a Columbia Police Department news release. The shooting victim was taken by ambulance to a local emergency room, police said.
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Columbia police investigating a shooting at Douglass Park
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are investigating a shooting at Douglass Park. Watch a replay of the scene in the player below. A Columbia police source confirmed the shooting just before 9 p.m. Columbia police crime scene investigators were on the scene. Columbia Police responded to an information request by stating that officers are still
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