Man charged with assault after shot fired in Columbia parking lot

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was in jail Monday on assault and other charges after he allegedly fired a gun, and shrapnel scratched a person's leg.

Jadon G. Gooldy, 20, was charged with four felonies after he allegedly fired a gun late Saturday during a gathering in the parking lot at ABC Supply in southeast Columbia: first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Prosecutors also charged Gooldy with fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor.

Gooldy is accused of firing a shot near a person's head. Shrapnel from the bullet ricocheted and hit another person in the leg, leaving a red mark, police say.

A crowd was gathered in the parking lot for an underground racing event.

Witnesses said Gooldy was angry after a woman used a racial slur, according to a probable cause statement. The statement says Gooldy pulled out a handgun and a flashlight and said he was going to find her before firing a shot past an acquaintance's head.

Gooldy threatened to shoot the acquaintance unless he "pressed" the person who said the racial slur, according to the statement. After that, Gooldy fired, police said.

Officers found a 9 mm casing in the parking lot.

An officer found the white pickup that witnesses described Gooldy leaving in. The victim who was scratched by shrapnel was found at the same address, the statement says.

Gooldy was arrested during a traffic stop Sunday, the Columbia Police Department wrote in a news release.

Gooldy is set for an initial hearing Monday afternoon. He remained in the Boone County Jail on Monday without bond.