Memorial for slain Stephens College student placed in downtown Columbia
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Flowers, photos, balloons and candles were seen outside of a Columbia bar on Wednesday for a Stephens College student who was killed in a shooting over the weekend.
Aiyanna Williams, 21, of Columbia, died after she was shot early Saturday morning in downtown Columbia. The memorial was placed outside of Nash Vegas at the corner of East Broadway and North Tenth Street.
Police found 11 shell casings Saturday morning in the 800 block of East Broadway, along with Williams and two other people who were injured.
Williams’ obituary says funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10 at The Crossing in Columbia.
Misael Covarrubias, 23, is charged in the shooting with second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing for Covarrubias is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, while a preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6.