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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">January 4, 2026</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Colin Imhoff
<br />Public Information Specialist
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />235.202.9030
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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 respond to active assailant on North Stadium Boulevard</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Police have arrested a juvenile male, 17, of Columbia for his involvement in this incident. He has been arrested for three counts of assault in the first degree, property damage in the first degree, vehicle hijacking, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Columbia Police Department would again like to thank the Missouri State Highway Patrol for their assistance in the investigation and apprehension of the subject. This is still an active investigation. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyone with information about this incident 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 Number 2026-000081</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Previous release: </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=9526"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Police respond to active assailant on North Stadium Boulevard</span></a></p>
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<p><strong>Missouri statutes:</strong></p>
<p><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=565.050"><span style="font-weight: 400;">565.050. Assault 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=570.027"><span style="font-weight: 400;">570.027. Vehicle hijacking</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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