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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">November 11, 2018</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />573.817.5049
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Columbia Police investigating shots fired with non-life threatening injuries on Nov. 11</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Police responded to a call for shots heard in 2100 block of Ballenger Lane at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11.</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Upon arrival and during the investigation, officers located two adult male victims who both sustained non-life threatening injuries from gunshots. Both victims were transported by ambulance for medical treatment. During the investigation officers located and processed several pieces of evidence. At this time, due to the ongoing investigation, no suspect information is available to be released. </span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652 or Crimestoppers at 573.875.TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Case number 2018-012722</span></em></p>
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<div class="content"><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https://gis.gocolumbiamo.com/CityView/?find=ballenger@rice" target="_blank">ballenger @ rice</a></div>
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