Police warn of crime scene northeast of Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia Police Department officers were sent to an "incident" northeast of the city Thursday afternoon and asked drivers to avoid the area.

Columbia officers were responding to an incident near the 5100 block of North Douglas Drive, outside the Columbia city limits. Boone County sheriff's deputies were at the scene, which remained an active investigation at about 2 p.m.

A Boone County Sheriff's office representative declined to give any details about the scene.

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