Columbia man accused of shooting at woman in home, yard
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly shot at a woman in a home and yard on Thursday.
Cody Gore, 29, was charged on Friday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
An initial court appearance was held on Friday afternoon and Gore appeared by video from the jail. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, July 3; while a preliminary hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 22.
According to the probable cause statement, police were called on Thursday to a residence on Bonny Linn Drive for a report of gunshots and a woman screaming. Police saw the victim run behind a home and Gore in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, the statement says.
Police found a gun in the car that was still hot, along with a magazine that could hold six rounds with one left, the statement says. Police wrote that three shell casings were found in the front yard and two more, along with new bullet holes were seen in a room in the home.
The victim allegedly told police that she woke up Gore, he started yelling and an argument ensued, the statement says. Both people fell and Gore allegedly threatened to kill the victim before firing shots, the statement says.
Gore allegedly told police that an argument started and initially denied firing shots or assaulting the victim, before saying he fired shots, the statement says.