ABC 17 News has obtained new dashcam video from the Columbia Police Department capturing the last moments before Marquis Rivera, who reported being suicidal, was fatally shot by police last August.
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A woman charged with assault in a Dec. 19, 2022, shooting at a gas station in Columbia has had her final hearing pushed back.
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A Columbia man was given a five-year prison sentence Friday for his role in a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center last June.
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Police on Friday said a wound a man suffered the night before was not from a bullet but from something else.
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Columbia Fire Department and Columbia Police Department responded to Old Highway 63 South near Hominy Branch Ct. around 5 a.m. to find a severely damaged vehicle.
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WATCH a replay in the player COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is set to announce its new chief of police Wednesday at 2 p.m. during a press conference at City Hall. The event is open to the public. According to a press release from the city, City Manager De’Carlon Seewood will discuss the
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Six people have died by homicide in Columbia in 2023, according to a review of city news releases by ABC 17 News.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After Saturday’s big win for the University of Missouri Tigers against the South Carolina Gamecocks, local law enforcement responded to a few crime and crash-related incidents near downtown Columbia. As of 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Columbia Police Department responded to a hit and run on Rogers St. and N. College Blvd,
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Watch candidates speak with media in the web player above. View a livestream of the forum in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people vying for Columbia’s police chief job made their pitches to the public on Wednesday night. The four finalists include: former Forest Park Chief of Police and Public Safety Director
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor said he will start his review of a deadly Columbia police shooting that happened in August. Police were called twice to The Landing — an apartment complex on Campusview Drive in south Columbia — on Aug. 4. A man who reported being suicidal was killed after shooting at officers,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Review Board is set to meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall to review various police policies pertaining to use of force (policy 300) and body worn cameras (policy 447), which have been on the CPRD’s agenda since June. They will also discuss policies covering the use of
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Police closed down parts of East Broadway and College Avenue after a call went out of a suicidal person in Downtown Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department said on its social media that a man suffered an apparent gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon. Officers were sent to a shots-fired call Wednesday afternoon in the 900 block of Jewell Avenue in central Columbia. CPD tweeted the man who was shot was brought to an area hospital and is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Citizens Police Review Board elected Reece Ellis as its new chair, and Charyl Miller as its new vice-chair during its Wednesday night meeting. State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) also addressed the board during the meeting. The Board was scheduled to have an official discussion about the Columbia Police Department’s
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Community organizations are asking for more than $10.3 million in pandemic stimulus money to carry out their proposals to reduce violence in Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A use-of-force investigation is underway by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and the Columbia Police Department. The investigation has kicked off after a video was circulated online showing a Columbia police officer punch a man in the face several times in front of Harpo’s bar over the weekend. Charleston Foster was in
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A report of someone being shot early Sunday morning in Columbia turned out to be a false alarm, according to the Columbia Police Department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department issued a press release Monday night after two officers’ decision to shoot Jordan Pruyn in January was ruled to be justified. Police said in January that Jordan Pruyn, 28, was shot and killed after engaging in the standoff for several hours with authorities. The standoff happened in the 4200
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will hold its third public meeting to answer community concerns about their possible policy and procedures related to the Fusus software next week. The meeting will be at 6-8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Molly Thomas Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center, 1204 International Drive, according to a press release.
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge High School Principal Jacob Sirna sent an email to families Tuesday night to clarify why there was a large law enforcement presence at the school earlier that day. Sirna said there was no threat to students, but contacted law enforcement as part of their protocols. The school was never on lockdown,
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