Shooting Archives

Acquaintance unsure of Pettis County deputy’s account of fatal encounter

June 17, 2020 5:28 PM Ben Fein

An acquaintance of a woman killed by a Pettis County deputy Saturday says she is suspicious of official accounts of the event.

Pettis County Sheriff addresses community response in wake of woman’s death

June 18, 2020 8:11 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Pettis County Sheriff posted an open letter to county citizens Thursday morning less than a week after a woman was killed in Sedalia by a sheriff’s deputy.

Maries County deputies investigate report of shots fired in Belle

June 17, 2020 10:24 PM Katie Greathouse

BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) At least one person is in custody after a gun was fired in Belle, according to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office. The agency posted on Facebook that deputies started investigating after taking a report of a shooting at the intersection of First Street and Highway 28. The report claimed a passenger in

Jefferson City police investigating shooting at park

June 16, 2020 4:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

Jefferson City police found spent shell casings at a city park Tuesday and later learned that a man had been shot.

Patrol: ‘No gun inside car’ after Sedalia deadly shooting

June 16, 2020 11:32 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said no gun was found inside a car following a deputy-involved shooting in Sedalia on Saturday.

Officer-involved shooting leaves one dead in Sedalia

June 14, 2020 4:33 AM Zach Boetto

SEDALIA Mo. (KMIZ) According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A officials, a woman was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in Sedalia overnight. Officials say the incident happened around 10 p.m. on Friday during a traffic stop near US-50 and Winchester Drive in Sedalia. Reports say a Pettis County Sheriff’s Deputy shot Hannah

One arrested in Columbia homicide investigation

June 12, 2020 8:09 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirm they have arrested one man for his alleged role in a homicide that happened in the 2700 block of Quail Drive. Robert Junior Johnson, 49, was arrested and charged for first degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Columbia police were called to the 2700 block of Quail

Documents: Men shot in fatal Columbia encounter broke in through window

June 11, 2020 2:22 PM Amber Tabeling

Two men shot during an alleged south Columbia burglary — one of them fatally — broke into the home through a window, according to court documents.

4 charged in fatal Jefferson City shooting

June 9, 2020 3:28 PM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County prosecutors charged four people in connection with a fatal shooting after an alleged drug deal turned deadly last week.

Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2018 killing

June 9, 2020 11:28 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 killing of a teenager.

Jefferson City man accused of firing shots

June 4, 2020 4:36 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man has been charged with a felony after police said a witness identified him as a man who fired a gun early Saturday.

Columbia police report shooting, home invasion

June 2, 2020 11:54 AM Matthew Sanders

Police are investigating a report of a home invasion in southeast Columbia and bullets hitting homes in east Columbia late Monday and early Tuesday.

Multiple people arrested in Jefferson City after BB gun shooting

June 2, 2020 8:24 AM Matt Ragsdale

Jefferson City police say a juvenile was hurt and a city bus was damaged after shootings two shootings were reported on Monday.

St. Louis police officers hit by gunfire after Monday protests

June 2, 2020 7:44 AM Associated Press

St. Louis city and county police say officers were hit by gunfire and involved in shootings after protests Monday.

One person hurt in Jefferson City shooting

June 1, 2020 9:57 PM Katie Greathouse

One person was arrested after a shooting near a Jefferson City Walgreens, according to police.

Columbia police investigate a shooting off of Circus Ave.

Police investigate shooting in central Columbia

May 31, 2020 3:00 AM Molly Stawinoga

Columbia Police Department responded to shots fired off of Circus Ave. in Columbia.

Columbia man dies after shooting

May 28, 2020 4:28 PM Matthew Sanders

Police say a man has died after being shot early Monday in northeast Columbia.

Miller County man arrested after standoff

May 27, 2020 5:37 PM Matthew Sanders

The Miller County prosecutor’s office charged an Eldon man Tuesday with shooting from a motor vehicle and more charges are pending after deputies said he held them in a standoff for hours.

Callaway County man charged after standoff

May 26, 2020 5:27 PM Matthew Sanders

Callaway County prosecutors charged a Tebbetts man with three felonies after the sheriff’s office said he was in an armed standoff with deputies for nearly an hour Monday.

Death of murder-suicide victim ruled a homicide

May 25, 2020 6:06 PM Sydney Olsen

According to autopsy results, the cause of death for a woman who died two weeks after she was shot during an attempted murder-suicide has been ruled as a homicide.