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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">April 24, 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
<br />PolicePIO@CoMo.gov</p>
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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%;">Columbia Police respond to assault in 1600 block of Richardson Street, April 24.</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - At approximately 12:07 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault in progress in the 1600 block of Richardson Street. <br /><br />Initial information indicated two parties were in an altercation and one party was stabbed. Upon arrival, officers detained a person and provided emergency medical care to the injured person. EMS and Columbia Fire Department personnel respond to manage medical care. One person was transported to the hospital in critical condition. <br /><br />No additional threats were reported or observed. <br /><br />Columbia Police would like to thank all the first responders to this incident.<br /><br />There is no current threat to the public. The investigation is ongoing.<br /><br />This is an ongoing investigation. 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. If you provide information to Crimestoppers that leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,500. <br /><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>CAD Number 2026109162</strong></div></div>
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