1 dead, 1 hurt in Miller County shooting on New Year’s Eve
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A 20-year-old man died, and an 18-year-old man was flown to University Hospital in Columbia after a New Year's Eve shooting in Miller County.
The shooting was reported at a New Year's Eve party on Wednesday in the 1700 block of Highway 42 near Brumley, the Miller County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. The 20-year-old was shot in the upper chest and died at the scene.
Deputies say the 18-year-old was shot in the abdomen and taken to a local hospital by ambulance before being flown to University Hospital.
The news release did not say whether anyone was in custody, but the sheriff's office called the shooting an "isolated incident." There is no threat to the public, deputies say.
