COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police said Wednesday that they’ve arrested a suspect in the December shooting of two minors in east Columbia. The Columbia Police Department wrote in a news release Wednesday that a suspect in the Dec. 21, 2024, shooting was arrested Tuesday in Mexico, Missouri. Mexico police helped with the arrest, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third suspect — a minor — has been arrested on suspicion of taking part in an alleged attempted robbery and shooting that caused police to shut down a busy Columbia road Monday morning. The Columbia Police Department wrote in a news release Wednesday that the minor was arrested in Mexico, Missouri,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a shooting that led to the shutdown of a busy Columbia road Monday morning has been charged with assault. Jared Britt Jr., 19, of Columbia was charged Tuesday with first-degree assault. Another man, Ataveon Gordon, 18, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree assault and aiding and abetting a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting shut down part of one of Columbia’s busiest roads Monday morning. A Columbia Police Department spokesperson said a man was taken by ambulance to a hospital after the shooting that closed Providence Road from Business Loop 70 to Interstate 70. More than a dozen first responder units were sent to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who had a five-hour standoff with law enforcement officers this week in Richland seemingly tried to gun down his wife as she returned home, before she even got out of her vehicle, according to court documents. Joshua R. Hackmann was charged Thursday with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is helping the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office investigate an officer-involved shooting that happened Wednesday night in Richland. Deputies shot the suspect — who authorities have not named — after responding to a domestic assault call on North Pine Street and finding a victim, according to the sheriff’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man remained in jail Monday on two felony charges after his arrest last week in connection with a daylight shooting in a park. Marlon McCraney, 51, was picked up by police Friday, according to the Columbia Police Department. Charges were filed later that day of first-degree assault and armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Two juveniles arrived at a hospital Saturday with gunshot wounds, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department. The release states around 3:20 p.m., CPD responded to two juveniles who had been dropped off in a private vehicle to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. The age of the victims is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they’ve arrested a man in connection with a shooting at a central city park. Police arrested Marlon McCraney, 51, of Columbia, on suspicion of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession in connection with the Nov. 12 shooting, according to a news
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of shooting at a Columbia woman’s home. Johnathan Mosley, 41, was convicted in October of first-degree property damage, armed criminal action, first-degree stalking, shooting at a vehicle/home and two misdemeanors: fourth-degree domestic assault and fourth-degree assault.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old has been charged with three felonies for allegedly shooting at a woman and her children in the parking lot of Academy Sports this summer. Myron S. Mills of Columbia was charged Friday with first-degree attempted assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the July
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor won’t file charges against Boone County deputies and Columbia police officers involved in a shootout that ended in the suspect’s death. Officers shot and killed Damion A. Linder during a standoff at a Sturgeon mobile home park in early June. Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Luke Bryant decided last month
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Balloons, lit candles, songs and tears were the sight Wednesday night in Fulton, as community members of all ages packed into a church parking lot to honor Dominique Ford. Ford, 27, of Fulton died after an October shooting. According to an October social media post from the Fulton Police Department, police found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police arrested an 18-year-old Columbia man on suspicion of firing shots in the area of McKee Street Park. Alex Keitt, 18, was arrested Wednesday after police served warrants in the 1900 block of North Waterfront Drive and the 1400 block of Grindstone Plaza Drive, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 21 years in state prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to a reduced murder charge for a June 2023 shooting. Alqueze M. Jones of Columbia pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in a Boone County courtroom, Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson said. He had been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police found a suspect in a weekend downtown Columbia shooting getting treatment for his own gunshot wounds early Sunday at a Jefferson City hospital, court documents say. Deandre Denny was charged Tuesday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession after the shooting that happened a little before 3 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators have detained two juveniles in a deadly shooting in Randolph County on Sunday. According to a release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a home on County Road 2605 at 5:11 p.m. on Sunday. Deputies found Ethan March, 22, dead with a gunshot wound, according to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was charged Friday with four felonies after he allegedly fired a shot at a vehicle along Highway 54. Jessie L. Deere of Martinsburg, Missouri, is charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and first-degree harassment. Deere is accused of firing a .38-caliber
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for assault in connection with a deadly 2022 shooting. Corey Blueitt, 45, was found guilty in September of third-degree assault. A grand jury had indicted him on first-degree murder and armed criminal action, as well, but a jury found him not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, woman was charged Tuesday with five felonies after she allegedly shot her roommate in the leg and hand. Crystal L. Moore, 50, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of drug possession for a shooting Tuesday at a California
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