City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

MEDIA ADVISORY

August 12, 2020

CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department
City of Columbia
573.817.5049
[email protected]

Brittany Hilderbrand
Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department
City of Columbia
573.874.7671
[email protected]

CPD to host press conference Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. regarding arrest connected to Aug. 11 shots fired incident

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Stephens will speak at a press conference Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. regarding an arrest made for an incident that occurred on East Forest Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 11, during the early morning hours. 

The briefing will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. Social distancing measures will be in place. Masks are required.

The press conference will be live-streamed at http://gocolumbiamo.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=cc40fa1c-78e7-4f6b-a57f-eff2881ffba0 

and will begin 5 minutes prior to 4 p.m. and live broadcast on Spectrum 992, Mediacom 80 and CenturyLink 96.


Original Press Release(s):

Columbia police investigate two public safety incidents within a 2-mile radius in central Columbia, Aug. 11

https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6978



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