COLUMBIA — Two people were shot during an attempted robbery early Monday morning in northeast Columbia, a Boone County Sheriff's Department news release said.
A 31-year-old male was shot in the abdomen and a 23-year-old female was shot in the arm. Both were taken to University Hospital. The woman was listed in stable condition while the man was in critical condition, according to the release.
"We haven't been able to talk to him (yet)," Capt. Gary German said. "I think he's going to be a good source of information."
Deputies received multiple complaints of shots fired around 1:47 a.m. in the 700 block of Demaret Drive. German said that both victims were asleep when two male suspects wearing bandanas over their faces forced the apartment door open and demanded money. The suspects then took the two occupants of the home outside at gunpoint, at which point the victims tried to escape. The suspects shot the victims and fled the scene in an unknown direction.
It is unclear at this time whether both suspects were armed.
"We're kind of getting conflicting reports on that," German said.
Contact the Boone County Sheriff's Department at 875-1111 or CrimeStoppers at 875-TIPS with any information.