Columbia teen gets 15 years for shootings

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia teen pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple Columbia shootings.

Justin Lumley Jr. pleaded guilty to three amended charges, including second-degree assault, admitting to shooting one person in December 2024.  He also admitted to shooting a gun from a car that caused property damage in January 2025, according to court records.

The 17-year-old was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors dropped 12 felonies in exchange for Lumley’s plea.

The charges he pleaded guilty to were also amended from first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

In the December 2024 incident, deputies were called to El Chaparral Avenue after two youths arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds. The probable cause statement says a shooting occurred at East Broadway and South Keene Street.

Court documents in the January 2025 incident say one person was injured after being shot at. Police found a Chevrolet Malibu with multiple bullet holes and shot-out windows. One of the victims was taken to University Hospital.

Lumley was certified as an adult last May.