Shooting Archives

Man accused of murder pleads guilty to lesser charge

December 18, 2019 12:58 PM Madison Fleck

A St. Louis man accused of a Jefferson City killing pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Monday.

Columbia shooting survivor booked into Boone County jail

December 11, 2019 10:18 PM Katie Greathouse

A Columbia man that survived a September shooting is now in the Boone County jail on felony drug charges.

Murder charge dropped in plea deal with Jefferson City murder suspect

December 11, 2019 6:14 PM Barry Mangold

Cole County prosecutors have reached an agreement with Bruce Thomas, one of the three suspects charged in connection with a deadly shooting last year.

Police visited Columbia motel hundreds of times in past year

December 10, 2019 11:52 AM Molly Stawinoga

Police have visited a Columbia motel where a person was found dead Tuesday from a gunshot wound hundreds of times in the past year.

Police identify man killed in Columbia shooting

December 10, 2019 12:54 AM Kevin Vauble

Columbia Police on scene of homicide at Welcome Inn in north Columbia COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they found a 36-year-old Columbia man dead in a car at a north Columbia motel late Monday. Police on patrol saw a running vehicle in the parking lot of Welcome Inn on North Providence Road at about 11:50

Sedalia man charged after weekend Tipton shooting

December 10, 2019 7:53 AM Madison Fleck

TIPTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged over the weekend after he allegedly shot one person and hit another, sending both to the hospital. Bobby J, Moore, 43, was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. Moore was

Prosecutors charge man in connection with Fulton shooting, chase

December 9, 2019 8:12 PM Katie Greathouse

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a man Monday in connection with a shooting at a gas station in Fulton on Friday night. Callaway County deputies arrested Markus Berry, 27, of Auxvasse after a chase Saturday night in connection with the shooting. According to a probable cause statement, shots were fired after a fist fight in

Fulton shooting suspect arrested after chase

December 7, 2019 7:10 PM Zach Boetto

FULTON, MO. (KMIZ) – Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 27-year-old Markus Berry of Auxvasse Saturday night, in connection to a shooting at a Fulton gas station. Fulton Police Chief Steve Meyers said Berry was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in North Callaway County after leading deputies on a vehicle pursuit. According to a Facebook post,

Sheriff: Authorities shoot armed man who allegedly shot, wounded two women

December 7, 2019 3:34 PM Barry Mangold

TIPTON, Mo. (KMIZ) – One man was shot by authorities in Tipton early Saturday morning after allegedly injuring two women. Just before midnight on Friday, there were 911 calls for shots fired at an apartment complex in the 400 block of High Street. When they arrived, Tipton police officers and Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputies found

Fulton Police: No one hurt in shooting at Break Time gas station

December 6, 2019 10:40 PM Matt Ragsdale

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 12:45 a.m.: Fulton police said in a news release that no one was reported hurt in the shooting. According to police, multiple people were involved in a physical altercation. During the fight, the subjects exchanged gunfire in the parking lot of the Break Time gas station. Police said several bullets hit

Authorities investigate shooting in Boone County

December 6, 2019 10:36 AM Madison Fleck

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a Thursday night shooting after a fight allegedly broke out at a home.

Jefferson City murder suspect moved from Cole County Jail to prison

December 5, 2019 7:36 PM Katie Greathouse

A man accused of killing two people in Jefferson City on Thanksgiving is in prison, according to Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler. Wheeler said Torry Upchurch, 27, is no longer in Cole County’s custody. He is now back in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections because of a parole warrant, Wheeler said. According

Victim of attempted murder-suicide dies two weeks after shooting

December 4, 2019 3:07 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A woman who was the victim of a Columbia shooting on Nov. 15 died last week. The Columbia Police Department responded to the 2800 block of Jacobs Place on Friday at about 5:20 p.m. and found Asia L. Plagman, 22, unresponsive, according to city spokesman Brian Adkisson. Plagman was taken to the

Fulton Police release name of weekend shooting victim

December 4, 2019 4:17 PM Matt Ragsdale

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Police said Wednesday Thomas Payne, 23, of Fulton was the victim of a shooting early Saturday morning. A release from the police department shows officers were called to the 600 block of Jefferson Street around 3 a.m. on a report of a shooting. Police said Payne was found at the residence

Fulton Police investigating possible self-defense shooting

November 30, 2019 6:00 PM Zach Boetto

Fulton Police Chief Steve Myers said the department is investigating the shooting death of a Fulton man that took place early Saturday morning. Official reports say around 3 a.m. officers were called to the 600 block of Jefferson Street to a report of shots fired. “Usually, it’s pretty much safe here, there’s nothing that really

Individual shot, killed after entering a home in Fulton

November 30, 2019 9:52 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Fulton Police Department said a person was shot and killed Saturday morning. Police responded to the 600 block of Jefferson Street for reports of a gunshot. According to a news release, when officers arrived, they learned that an individual had gone into a home and was shot. The individual was pronounced dead at a

Fewer criminal shooting deaths in Jefferson City this year compared to 2018

November 29, 2019 6:02 PM Jasmine Ramirez

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department has investigated four shooting deaths in 2019 compared to six shooting deaths in 2018, according to police records. A Jefferson City man is accused of two Thanksgiving killings. Torry A. Upchurch, 27, went to the police station wearing bloody clothes and admitted that he knew he

Jefferson City man charged in Thanksgiving night killings

November 29, 2019 5:43 AM Brittany Wiley

Charges have been filed against a man accused in two Jefferson City shooting.

Federal agencies assembled to investigate Cole County jail shooting

November 27, 2019 1:38 PM Joe McLean

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Cole County Sheriff’s Department is leading a multi-agency investigation into the shooting of 34-year-old Cole County Jail inmate Brandon McNeese. A Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson told ABC 17 News Wednesday that one trooper from the Division of Drug and Crime Control was assisting with the investigation. John Ham,

Cole County Sheriff says jail shooting was “self-inflicted”

November 26, 2019 8:30 PM Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said Tuesday an inmate at the county jail shot himself. Investigations result in charges filed. pic.twitter.com/ZMxp7rm1Ih— Sheriff John Wheeler (@SheriffWheeler) November 27, 2019 Wheeler tweeted Monday a shooting at the jail sent Brandon McNeese to the hospital. Wheeler said in a tweet, he submitted charges for