COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Authorities say a 38-year-old woman and 11-year-old girl were killed and three were injured in a weekend shooting in Columbia after someone unintentionally shot fireworks at someone’s household.
Police identified the woman killed early Sunday as Tara Knedler and the girl only by her first name of Ri’ajauhna. Her last name was withheld per the family’s request, KOMU reports.
Three other victims suffered non-life threatening injuries, Police Chief Geoff Jones said. One person has been arrested.
Jones noted the deaths were not caused by fireworks.
“This was an incident of senseless gun violence,” Jones said.
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