Teenager certified as adult in shootings in December, January
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia teenager was certified as an adult on Friday for his alleged role in shootings on Dec. 21 and Jan. 27.
Justin Lumley Jr., 17, is charged with four counts of first-degree assault, seven counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and one count of first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set.
Court documents in the Jan. 27 incident say one person was injured after being shot at and one of the two people shot at recognized Jared Britt Jr. and Ataveon Gordon. Police found a Chevrolet Malibu with multiple bullet holes and shot-out windows. One of the victims was brought to University Hospital.
That shooting occurred near North Providence Road and Nebraska Avenue. Britt allegedly knocked a cellphone out of one of the victim’s hands, which was eventually recovered by police, the statement says.
Gordon allegedly told police that he and one of the victims allegedly messaged each other prior to smoke marijuana and he picked up the victim, the statement says. He also allegedly received a call from Lumley. The statement says Lumlely flagged down a vehicle and that Lumlely and another person approached one of the victims.
After the victims drove away, Gordon allegedly told police he followed them in a vehicle and that Lumley shot at the victim’s vehicle from the front passenger side of Gordon’s vehicle, the statement says.
Britt Jr., 19, of Columbia was charged with first-degree assault in the Jan. 27 case. He has a hearing scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 9.
Gordon, 20, of Columbia, was also charged with first-degree assault and aiding and abetting a shooting. He is also in the Boone County Jail without bond and has an arraignment set for 9 a.m. Tuesday. In another case from Morgan County, he pleaded guilty to stealing and was sentenced to probation with a five-year suspended sentence. A hearing was called for in that case for an outstanding warrant in March.
In the Dec. 21 incident, deputies were called to El Chaparral Avenue after two youths arrived at an area hospital with gunshot wounds. The probable cause statement says a shooting occurred at East Broadway and South Keene Street.
Lumley allegedly wore a ski mask while the victims were driving away and the vehicle he was in – an SUV – pulled up next to them at a stop light, the statement says. He then began shooting. One of the youths was able to identify Lumley to law enforcement, the statement says.
Lumley’s vehicle was identified by police from footage from prior interactions, the statement says. Video from a nearby business’ camera also captured the shooting, the statement says.