Woman charged with murder in Holts Summit shooting has new bond set
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A lower bond has been set for a woman who is accused of shooting and killing a woman at a Holts Summit apartment complex earlier this month.
Heather M. Smith, 37, was charged with second-degree murder, child endangerment, armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Her bond was lowered to $150,000 on Monday, but she was still listed on the Callaway County Jail roster on Monday afternoon.
A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28. If she posts bond, Smith is not allowed to possess a gun or be at Hunter Lane Apartments. She will also have to wear an ankle monitor, court filings show.
Smith is accused of killing Kara Dills, 37. Court documents in previous reporting say the shooting started with an argument between Smith and Dills at Hunter Lane Apartments. The documents cite nine witnesses to the shooting.
Video surveillance allegedly showed Smith threatening witnesses with a pistol before the shooting. One witness allegedly tried to disarm her after she pointed the gun at several people, but was not successful.
Dills allegedly got a gun and pistol-whipped Smith on the forehead, documents say. The gun went off, grazing a man later identified as Thomas Jones, 71, on his head, according to the probable cause statement. After Dills lowered her gun and started to walk away, Smith shot her in the stomach, the statement says. She later died.
Jones was later charged with fourth-degree assault for failure to listen to deputies.