Three individuals damage after taking pictures in Downtown Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia police are investigating a taking pictures that left three individuals hospitalized Friday evening.

If anybody has a video associated to the filming, CPD will ask you to share it with them.

The taking pictures occurred on Hitt Road and Locust Road at round 11:30pm

The world was closed for a number of hours because the CPD and different regulation enforcement companies investigated what led to the taking pictures.

ABC 17 Information Crews on the scene noticed the crime scene tape, an ambulance and a number of other officers on the scene.

The taking pictures occurred as Mizzou’s weekend homecoming started and crowds of individuals have been out having fun with the night.

Travis Breese, a witness within the space, advised ABC 17 Information he thought it was fireworks.

“I heard a variety of bangs and I noticed individuals begin operating and I noticed it with my very own eyes. I noticed what appeared like sparks. So I actually thought it was lively fireplace so I saved going. walked away after which I noticed a person bleeding and I used to be okay, it wasn’t fireworks,” Breese mentioned.

Because of the weekend going house, the CPD mentioned, many officers are patrolling for security.

“In truth, one in every of our officers was within the space when the shot went off and heard it and was in a position to react to the scene nearly instantly,” CPD spokesman Christian Tabak mentioned.

The CPD mentioned the officer discovered one sufferer with a gunshot wound and assisted till they could possibly be transported to a neighborhood hospital.

Again in July, the CPD mentioned utilizing a video surveillance program referred to as Fusus, which might permit the division to video surveillance throughout town. Tabak mentioned that system could be helpful for the taking pictures investigation.

“Fusus could be the perfect type of device for a state of affairs like this, we are able to use it to entry the digicam in actual time as we examine and search footage,” Tabak mentioned.

The CPD mentioned the taking pictures remains to be below investigation and there’s no suspect info right now.

Nonetheless, they’re monitoring all of the leads.