No one in custody yet after northeast Columbia shootings seriously wound teenager, man
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
No one is in custody yet after two shootings in Northeast Columbia Wednesday.
The Columbia Police Department taped off a parking lot at The Greens apartments, on Clark Lane, east of the Highway 63/Interstate 70 Connector. An ABC 17 News photographer saw at least 13 CPD patrol vehicles.
Police responded at 4 p.m. in the 51000 block of Clark Lane. One juvenile male was found shot multiple times and is in serious condition, according to Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill. Police later wrote in a social media post that the boy’s injuries were not life-threatening.
Police also received a call for shots fired at the 1300 block of Godas Drive, McNeill said.. A man was found on Keene Street with non-life-threatening injuries and was brought to an area hospital. CPD later wrote in a social media post that that man also had serious injuries.
Police have not confirmed if the scenes are connected. No suspects are in custody, but McNeill said there is no threat to the public.
A neighbor – who wished to not be identified out of fears of possible retaliation – told ABC 17 News they heard noises that sounded like fireworks at first, but then determined shots were fired after return fire was heard. The neighbor said the incident occurred between 3:30-4 p.m. and that a male had been hit.
A woman who said she lived in the same building as the Clark Lane victim, named Monique Rufus, said she saw a red car pull up to the teen boy and shoot 13 to 15 times at him. Rufus said the boy tried to return fire but his gun jammed.
“He was literally right there and then boo, boo, boo, boo, boo, boo, boo it happened,” Rufus said. “I flew in between the cars and got up under there because I just was wondering when was it going to stop?”
Police were unable to confirm if the two scenes were connected in any way. They also did not confirm if the red car Rufus referenced was a vehicle of interest.
An updated Wednesday night from Columbia Police said both victims injuries did not end up being life-threatening.
The scene on Godas and The Greens were still active at 7 p.m. A yard on Godas was seen taped off by police.