COLUMBIA, MO. -- Update: Friday, Oct. 15 at 11:25 a.m.
Columbia Police have identified a suspect in the Parkside Drive shooting that happened Tuesday.
Tony DeAngelo Barden, 32, is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action.
Barden was identified as the person who shot Eric Lambert according to a Columbia Police Department media release.
Police ask that anyone with information on Barden’s whereabouts to call CrimeStoppers at (573) 875-TIPS.
Update: Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 4:01 p.m.
Police have identified the shooting victim as Eric K. Lambert, 22, of Columbia.
Police continue to investigate the shooting that happened Tuesday evening. Investigators have not determined a clear motive for the shooting.
The suspect’s silver vehicle was located by the Missouri State Highway Patrol near Rocheport Tuesday.
Search warrants were obtained for the suspect vehicle and the victim’s vehicle and are being processed by the Columbia Police Forensic Evidence Team.
Lambert declined to speak with investigators about the shooting. Lambert was listed in good condition Tuesday night and was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon.
Original Story:
A 22-year-old man is recovering in the hospital after being shot three times.
Police said it happened in the 1700 block of Parkside Drive, near cosmo park in Columbia, shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Police said the bullets struck the victim in the arm, hip and back.
First responders found the man conscious and breathing.
Police said he was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery, but is in good condition this morning.
Police said there are a lot of questions leading up to the shooting, because the victim hasn't been willing to give any information to investigators.
Police said the victim ran down the block after he was shot. Officers found him collapsed in the street.
The person who called 911 hid in some nearby woods until officers arrived because they were so frightened.
Authorities said the only suspect information they have is that they suspect left the scene in a silver car.
If you have any information about this shooting, police urge you to call Columbia Crimestoppers at 875-TIPS.
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