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Columbia Missourian

16-year-old shot in vehicle in north Columbia

By Matthew Schatt
December 21, 2008 | 4:36 p.m. CST

COLUMBIA — A 16-year-old male suffered non-life threatening injuries after he was shot early Sunday morning in the 1400 block of Boone Industrial Boulevard, a Boone County Sheriff’s Department news release states.

The shooting occurred while the victim and several others were riding in a car. A person driving a second car then approached the victim's car and shot into it, the release states.

The young man arrived at a local hospital at about 1:35 a.m. He was the only one injured.

The investigation is ongoing, with no suspect yet identified. Anyone with information should contact CrimeStoppers on its Web site, or by phone at 875-8477, or the Sheriff’s Department at 875-1111.