One man dead after an officer involved shooting at Vibez on Sunday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
One man was killed in a shooting at Vibez Lounge early Sunday morning in an officer involved shooting.
CPD police chief, Geoff Jones, says a 30-year-old black man is dead after a shooting at North 5th St. and East Walnut St. just after 3:15 a.m. on Sunday.
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Jones says the man killed was a shooter the incident and was shot and killed by police.
ABC 17 News crews on scene spoke with one woman who didn't wish to be identified, who told them there was a shooting at Vibez and she heard around "50 shots go off".
Jones says there were five other victims in the shooting. He says one went into emergency surgery.
A tweet from MU Alert stated CPD reported shots fired in the area at 3:11 a.m.
While on scene, crews saw at least eight Columbia Police Department cars along with a Boone Hospital and MU Health Care ambulance.
CPD told ABC 17 News they are gathering information and an investigation is underway.
ABC 17 News has documented four other shootings within this area within the past two months. On Sept. 18, two people suffered gunshot wounds in a shooting.
This is a developing story. Tune into ABC 17 News This Morning for the latest information.
