A Columbia teenager charged with Saturday afternoon’s drive-by shooting on Orchard Lane remains jailed without bond this morning, charged with three felonies. Boone County prosecutors have charged 19-year-old Marquez Elam with first degree assault, armed criminal action and shooting from a motor vehicle. The drive-by shooting left the victim with life-threatening injuries, and the investigation …
Man shot this weekend in north Columbia
The Columbia Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is handling the investigation into a weekend shooting in the 2600 block of Eastwood drive, near Clark lane. Columbia Police say the victim was shot at about 7 o’clock Saturday evening, and sought treatment at an area hospital. No arrests have been made: anyone with information about the …
Two homes struck by gunfire in weekend incident west of Columbia
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies need your help in solving a weekend shots fired incident on Millbrook drive, near Scott Boulevard. No injuries are reported. ABC-17’s Ben Fein was on-scene minutes after it happened early Saturday morning, and reports two homes and a vehicle were struck by gunfire. Fein saw deputies searching the area with flashlights, …
Columbia man arrested after Sunday evening murder
Columbia Police have arrested a man for Sunday night’s homicide in the 3800 block of Pinecrest drive. That’s west of Brown Station road. CPD investigators say 21-year-old Samuel Brotherton of Columbia has been arrested for first degree murder and armed criminal action. Police say the victim, 64-year-old Rollin Thompson, suffered a gunshot wound and was …
Columbia Police still searching for suspect in Sunday morning shooting
A man is being treated at an area hospital, after being shot by a burglar early Sunday morning on Godas drive in northeast Columbia, near Clark Lane. Columbia Police say the 22-year-old victim suffered non-life threatening injuries, and no arrests have been made. The incident happened at about 3:15 yesterday morning, and ABC-17’s Ben Fein …