Eight in Custody After Around 30 Shots Fired in Downtown Columbia on Halloween, Police Say

Columbia police defend Flock cameras after technology aids downtown shooting arrests

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say Flock technology played a major role in identifying suspects connected to an Oct. 31 downtown shooting. In the early morning hours of Oct. 31, CPD responded to reports of gunfire near the intersection of North Eighth and East Walnut streets. Officers found a 36-year-old woman with a gunshot wound

Eight now arrested in connection with the Halloween downtown shooting

Columbia Police attributed the shooting to the possibility of 'disorganized' gang violence.

Eight in custody after around 30 shots fired in downtown Columbia on Halloween, police say

Around 30 shots were fired in downtown Columbia in the early morning hours of Halloween in an incident police say was gang-related.

UPDATE: CPD calls Friday morning press conference to address last weekend's downtown shooting

Columbia Police have called a press conference for Friday morning at 11 to update reporters on last weekend’s downtown shooting near 8th and Walnut. A 36-year-old woman was shot in the back, and court documents say the bullet exited out the right side of her chest. CPD says she was reportedly in stable condition at a local hospital at last check. 28-year-old Demarquen Allen of Columbia is charged with two felonies (November 1, 2026 mug shot cour…