COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The City of Columbia’s new Office of Violence Prevention administrator will speak at the monthly meeting of the Muleskinners Democratic club Friday, outlining his goals and vision for the office.

The meeting will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Boone County Democratic Headquarters on Vandiver Drive.

D'Markus Thomas-Brown, who began the role on March 31, is the first person to lead the newly created office established as part of the city’s 2025 fiscal budget.

Since then, several shootings have taken place in Columbia.

On May 27, an 18-year-old man was shot and killed on the 1300 block Frideriki Drive, just outside the north Columbia city limits. A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and

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