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University of Missouri shooting reports: CPD says no shots fired after MU alert
Police in Columbia, Missouri, responded to reports shots fired near 900 block of Providence Rd. CPD later confirmed that no shots were fired.
Police in Columbia, Missouri are responding to reports of shots fired near the 900 block of Providence Road, the University of Missouri said in an alert issued to its community on Monday evening.
Later, CPD said in an update on Facebook that they were responding to an incident of vehicle backfiring.
"At approximately 8:23pm Boone County Joint Communications (BCJC) received multiple 911 calls in reference to a report of shots being fired," the update read.
"Officers searched the area for any physical evidence of shots being fired and did not locate anything. Additionally, they spoke with several 911 callers and people in the area and confirmed that no one saw shots being fired, only heard a loud noise when a vehicle drove by.
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"It was later confirmed by a witness that a vehicle backfiring was the source of the loud noise," the CPD added.
In the initial update posted on the page of MU Alerts, the university wrote about the possible shooting reports. Later, an ‘All Clear’ was given following the update from CPD.
