Prosecutor: Investigation into deadly Jefferson City shooting is ongoing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Cole County's top prosecutor said Friday that the investigation is ongoing into a shooting that took a man's life last weekend in Jefferson City.

Prosecutor Locke Thompson issued a statement Friday morning about the investigation into the shooting of Erik Spencer II, who died after being shot in a business parking lot last Saturday.

“The Cole County Prosecutor's Office is working closely with investigators from the Jefferson City Police Department, who are working diligently to complete a thorough investigation into the shooting," Thompson wrote. "Because the investigation remains ongoing, the Cole County Prosecutor's Office cannot offer further comment at this time. “

Police have not publicly identified the shooter but say that person is cooperating with the investigation. An incident report details the moments leading up to the shooting through calls to emergency dispatchers. The narrative says callers reported a man and woman in an argument before the shooting, which shattered plate glass in the front of the Old Navy store.

ABC 17 News has learned that police questioned a state employee who is on leave pending the investigation.

Spencer's family was in Jefferson City this week to publicly demand answers from police and prosecutors about the shooter's identity and the status of the investigation.