Boonville shooting suspect tied to Howard County home invasion

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

No one was injured following a shooting in Boonville on Saturday night, according to the Boonville Police Department.

In a social media post, on Saturday, around 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Morgan Street, two people in a car got into a fight. This led to the driver leaving the vehicle and running away, and the suspect was the passenger pulling out a gun and firing from the inside of the vehicle.

The passenger then drove off in the vehicle. Police later found the vehicle and the suspect, the passenger, a short while later near New Franklin.

The Howard County Sheriff's Office later reported that the suspect was connected to a reported home invasion in the Rosewood Subdivision, just outside of New Franklin

The suspect is being held on 24-hour investigative detention. Charges will be filed by the Cooper County Prosecutor's office.