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Police Identify Homicide Victim and Continue Search for Suspects in Columbia

Police have identified Deshon Houston, a 33-year-old man, as the victim of a homicide in north Columbia. The shooting occurred on Monday, and the suspects are still at large. Witnesses reported seeing four males leaving the scene of a crashed vehicle, and the Columbia Police Department warned that these individuals are armed and dangerous. Neighbors expressed fear and concern for their safety, with some reporting previous incidents of gun violence in the area. Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.

via KOMU 8|

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Shooting suspect found dead in apparent suicide.

Jermaine M. Burnett, the suspect in a woman's shooting death in Columbia, Missouri, was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a nearly nine-hour standoff with police. Burnett exchanged fire with officers and had taken hostages, but they surrendered. The University of Missouri Police Department will conduct an investigation. Burnett had been charged with domestic assault, property damage, and resisting arrest in previous cases.

via ABC17News.com|

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