Two men charged in connection with deadly 2024 Columbia shooting to be sentenced

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two men who pleaded guilty to lesser charges in connection with a deadly 2024 shooting in Columbia are set to be sentenced Thursday.

Daevion McCray and Tavion Johnson will be in the Boone County Courthouse at 8:30 a.m. for sentencing before Judge Devine. In April, both pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree assault and one count of unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Orrion Moody in October 2024.

The two men were previously charged with second-degree felony murder, two counts of second-degree assault after a shooting in the 3900 block of Clark Lane. Police used cellphone information that had allegedly tracked them to the location.

A witness told ABC 17 News at the time that a group of six people were waiting near the corner of a white fence on the property and began to open fire on the home. A person then came out the front door of the home and began firing back, they said. They added that the person who was shot was part of the group of six who initially opened fire.

According to court documents, the shooting might have been part of an ongoing feud between Johnson and another person.