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1 killed, 1 detained after Jefferson City ‘weapons offense’

File photo of the Jefferson City Police Department.
KMIZ
File photo of the Jefferson City Police Department.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

One person is dead and another has been detained after a “weapons offense” was reported early Monday in Jefferson City, according to a Monday afternoon press release from the Jefferson City Police Department.

Police described the event as a homicide. The release says officers were called at 1:09 a.m. to the 800 block of Fairmont Boulevard.

A male was found injured in a residence and later died from his injuries, the report says. Another person was arrested and brought to the Cole County Jail.

The name of the person detained or the victim were not released on Monday afternoon. The type of weapon was also not described by police.

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