By Associated Press - Tuesday, February 16, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Boone County authorities were searching for a suspect in the shooting death of a 19-year-old southwest of Columbia.

Officers were called to a subdivision Monday night when several people reported hearing gunshots.

The Boone County Sheriff’s office said the victim, Jakob Cole, was shot several times and died later at a hospital.



No further information was released on Tuesday.

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