Two men injured, two juveniles arrested after shooting in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning
Haley Swaino
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two men were shot and two male juveniles are in custody after a shooting in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said the public is safe.
An ABC 17 News reporter was on E Broadway around 1:20 a.m. and heard what sounded like multiple gunshots.
The ABC 17 News reporter arrived at the scene on E Broadway and S Ninth Street around 1:30 a.m. and saw more than a dozen CPD vehicles, at least two Boone County Sheriff’s Office vehicles, a CFD engine, and a MU Health ambulance. The scene was primarily on S Ninth Street, with officers also at Hitt Street and Locust Street.
ABC 17 News saw a person getting put into a MU Health ambulance near Essentialz Vapes in the 900 block of E Broadway.
Evidence markers were placed on the ground by law enforcement in an alley off of Cherry Street behind the Shot Bar.
According to a press release from CPD, one of the victims was transported to a local hospital while the second arrived at a local hospital shortly after.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Ashland Police were also assisting officials at the scene
The scene cleared around 3 a.m.