Teenager shot while inside Boone County home
Jazsmin Halliburton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A south Boone County neighborhood is still shaken after a 15-year-old was taken to a local hospital after they were shot in the face early Tuesday morning.
The Boone County Sheriff’s office said in a release that Joint Communications received a call about a juvenile being shot in the face at 12:04 a.m. on Tuesday in the 800 block of North Parkview Court.
The release states the juvenile was conscious and transported to the hospital. They are believed to be stable, according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators said they believe someone was shooting from outside the home.
“Based on the initial investigation, it is believed the juvenile was inside the residence when multiple rounds were fired into the residence from outside.”
ABC 17 News spoke with five neighbors in the area who all said that large scenes like Tuesday morning were uncommon for the area.
“It sounded like gunfire,” neighbor Steven Schatzer said. “We saw the whole thing, with the first responders coming in and followed by more police presence than I’ve ever seen out here in 46 years.”
One neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous for fear of retribution ran into the home following initial shots to help provide medical care.
“It was hard scene to look at, I don’t want to see that for anybody, our neighbors or youth or, you know, whatever, this neighborhood, we wouldn’t expect it,” the neighbor said.
Several neighbors also shared that up until the past few months, the area was relatively quiet.
“This neighborhood has steadily had its problems, and it seems like for the last five years alone, we’ve had a lot of intervention from the sheriff and the police and the Highway Patrol and DEA,” Schatzer said. “It looks like the migration of the problem has come from the city to the suburbs.”
An ABC 17 News reporter on scene saw four Boone County Sheriff’s vehicles and one deputy walking around a house in the 800 block of Parkview Court with a flashlight and another inside the home, just after 1 a.m.
No suspects are in custody.