City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 22, 2014

CONTACT: Officer Latisha Stroer, Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department
(573)874-7448
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Columbia Police Investigating A Homicide On West Texas Avenue

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COLUMBIA POLICE INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE ON WEST TEXAS AVENUE

On 4/22/14 at 1:39 P.M., officers were originally dispatched to 920 West  Texas Avenue in reference to a shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a deceased male inside the residence and detectives are working this as a homicide investigation.  There is no information on the deceased male at this time.

Officers canvassed the neighborhood and are currently looking for a green Chevrolet Impala that had more than one person inside the vehicle when it left the area after the shots fired.

The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released once it becomes available. If anyone has any information regarding this case, please call the Columbia Police Department or Crime Stoppers at (573)875-TIPS to remain anonymous.



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