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<h2 style="font-size: 180%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">February 22, 2019</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 35px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
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<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:145%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Update - Warrant issued related to Jan. 17 homicide in the 3700 block of Weymeyer Drive</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A warrant has been issued for Laron Nesbitt, 24, for the following charges: Murder in the First Degree and Armed Criminal Action with a cash-only bond of $1,000,000 for the homicide of Deonte Gainwell. Nesbitt is currently an inmate of the Boone County Jail on unrelated charges. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Original Release: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">On </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jan. 17 </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">at approximately 12:38 a.m. officers responded to the 3700 block of Weymeyer Drive and discovered Deonte Gainwell deceased from a gunshot wound. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Columbia Police Department wa
nts to thank the members of the community that assisted with the investigation to help identify the suspect. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">If anyone has any information about this incident, please contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652 or alternatively to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers at 573.875.TIPS.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Case Number: 2019-000522</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Original press release(s):</span></p>
<p><strong>Columbia Police investigate homicide in the 3700 block of Weymeyer Drive on Jan. 17<br /><br /><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6008">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6008</a></strong></p></div>
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