Investigation underway after shots fired at Jefferson City event attended by hundreds
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
No one was hurt after shots were fired during a large event in northwest Jefferson City early Saturday morning.
According to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department, officers were called around 1:15 a.m. to 2411 Industrial Drive for reports of shots fired at an event that “several hundred” people were attending.
Police arrived to find no active shooting scene. The release says no injuries were reported.
During the department’s investigation, several spent shell casings were found in the road nearby. In the parking lot, an empty vehicle was damaged by a bullet.
As of the Saturday morning news release, no suspects had been identified. The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Jefferson City Police Department’s non-emergency line at 573-634-6400.
ABC 17 News reached out to JCPD for clarification on what the “large event” was. The address provided in the release is Mel’s Cafe.
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