Downtown Columbia shooting suspect sentenced to prison

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison last week for a downtown Columbia shooting.

Deandre L. Denny pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree assault, second-degree assault and armed criminal action in the November 2024 gunfight on Ninth Street. Denny was shot in his legs and foot and went to St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City by private vehicle, according to a probable cause statement.

Investigators say surveillance videos from nearby businesses showed a gunfight between Denny and another man. The recovered multiple shell casings, including from a .45-caliber pistol like the one found in a car Denny rode in, according to a probable cause statement.

Judge Ben Miller sentenced Denny to 12 years for first-degree assault and seven years apiece for the other charges. The sentences will run concurrently.