Columbia man arrested for murder in Saturday night apartment shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Michael Graham, 66, of Columbia, was arrested for the shooting death of another Columbia man Saturday night, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department.
Graham is accused of shooting Vasshon Haywood, 48, at the Oak Towers Apartments, an affordable senior living building in Columbia.
Graham was arrested on suspicion of:
- Second-degree murder
- Armed criminal action
- Unlawful use of a weapon
- Stealing
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Tampering with physical evidence
Graham is being held in the Boone County Jail with no bond.
According to Columbia Police Department Lt. Anthony Bowne, police were called to the 700 block of North Garth Avenue near the Oak Towers apartment building around 9:20 p.m. Saturday night for a report of shots fired.
Police found Haywood with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and later died from his injuries, according to the release.
Randy Cole, the CEO of Columbia Housing Authority, who oversees the apartment, told ABC 17 News the shooting was limited to a single unit and involved a conflict between two people.
An ABC 17 News reporter on scene saw several CPD vehicles in the area and an ambulance leave the scene with its sirens on Saturday night.
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