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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">December 26, 2025</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Brian McNeill
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Update: Columbia Police provide additional information following officer-involved shooting on East Stadium Boulevard</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;">Columbia Police have Marc Lucas, 31, of the state of California, in custody as the suspect in two separate incidents prior to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Dec. 25 in the 3200 block of East Stadium Boulevard. These two incidents are being investigated by CPD. </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first incident (Case Number 2025-012304) occurred at about 9:20 a.m. Dec. 25 in the 3300 block of Lemone Industrial Boulevard. Lucas is in police custody on charges of first-degree arson and first-degree property damage in this case. Columbia Police were not aware when they interacted with Lucas that he was the suspect in the arson investigation. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The second incident (Case Number 2025-012303) occurred at about 10:08 a.m. Dec. 25 in the 1400 block of Cinnamon Hill Lane. Lucas is in police custody on charges of first-degree trespass, three counts of fourth-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action in this case.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Police officers were investigating the second incident when they encountered Lucas at about 10:48 a.m. Dec. 25 in the 3200 block of East Stadium Boulevard. Lucas had attempted to attack a patron inside a store with a knife. When officers attempted to detain Lucas, he was noncompliant. A Taser was deployed and did not have the desired effect. Lucas then attempted to assault one of the responding officers with a knife prior to officers discharging their firearms. (Case Number 2025-012301). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These are ongoing investigations. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652. To provide information without leaving your name or number, call CrimeStoppers at 573.875.8477 or visit </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://www.p3tips.com/899?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNTRjcXBNMjA2VVdSazBjZQEeWtTwMybJza38Tl4wSYajyJQTI_Zf713ElqkK6tBAocUUMi1BesJdZydP6eY_aem_xugvqyBs0iQiygoQc-5ZxA"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.p3tips.com/899</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. If you provide information to CrimeStoppers that leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,500. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Case Numbers 2025-012301, 2025-012303 and 2025-012304 </strong></p>
<p><strong>Previous release:</strong></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=9520"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Police release information regarding officer-involved shooting in the 3200 block of East Stadium Boulevard</span></a></p>
<p><strong>Missouri statutes:</strong></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=569.040"><span style="font-weight: 400;">569.040. Arson in the first degree</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=569.100"><span style="font-weight: 400;">569.100. Property damage in the first degree</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=569.140"><span style="font-weight: 400;">569.140. Trespass in the first degree</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=565.056"><span style="font-weight: 400;">565.056. Assault in the fourth degree</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.030"><span style="font-weight: 400;">571.030. Unlawful use of weapons</span></a></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.015"><span style="font-weight: 400;">571.015. Armed criminal action</span></a></p></div>
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