2 plead down to assault charges in deadly 2024 Clark Lane shooting

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two men who were originally charged with felony murder pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a 2024 deadly shooting that occurred on Clark Lane in Columbia.

Daevion McCray, 22, and Tavion Johnson both pleaded guilty on Monday morning to two counts of second-degree assault and one count of unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Orrion Moody.

They were previously charged with second-degree murder – felony murder, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and a pair of armed criminal action counts. They will both be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 12.

Cellphone information had allegedly tracked them to the location of the Oct. 20, 2024, shooting in the 3900 block of Clark Lane.

Court documents in previous reporting say one person admitted to firing a gun after being fired at from another residence and that Johnson was one of the shooters. Investigators used Instagram videos showing Johnson waving guns at the scene before the shooting to corroborate the identification, documents in previous reporting say.