City of Columbia Missouri Police Department

600 E. Walnut Street
Columbia, MO 65201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 16, 2021

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

Brittany Hilderbrand
Public Information Specialist
Columbia Police Department
City of Columbia
573.874.7671
[email protected]

UPDATE: Arrest made for March 14 homicide in the 900 block of Vandiver Dr.

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

Leo Barry Robinson, Jr., 50, of Columbia was arrested on Tuesday, March 16 on charges of murder 2nd and armed criminal action.  Robinson has been remanded to the custody of the Boone County Jail. 

The arrest was in relation to a report of shots fired in the parking lot of Waffle House, 904 Vandiver Dr., at approximately 10:58 p.m. on Sunday, March 14. During the investigation, officers located one victim with a life-threatening wound. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

This is an ongoing investigation being conducted by detectives from the Department’s Criminal Investigations Division. More information may become available at a later time.

If you know something, say something. Columbia Police are asking for your help. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to please contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573.875.TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous.

Case number 2021-002480

Previous press release(s):

Columbia Police investigate homicide in the 900 block of Vandiver Dr., March 14

https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=7343



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