City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 24, 2017

CONTACT: Officer Latisha Stroer
Public Information Officer
(573) 874-7448
[email protected]

Gunshot wound in the 2200 block of Bernadette Drive

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

On 11/23/17 at 11:24 p.m., officers were dispatched to a gunshot wound in the 2200 block of the Columbia Mall.  Officers arrived on scene and located a 19 year old male with a gunshot wound. The male was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. The gunshot wound occurred in a vehicle in the north parking lot at the Columbia Mall.

Two males were sitting inside a vehicle when one of the males discharged the firearm while trying to holster the gun. The males are known to each other.  No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.



City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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