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Deborah W. Koontz

Case from Columbia, MO dated Feb 28, 2015

Victim Details

Deborah W. Koontz

Female

White / Caucasian

Columbia

MO

2015-02-28

53

Deborah

W. Koontz

07/16/2026

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On a tragic night in Columbia, Missouri, the life of 53-year-old Deborah W. Koontz was cut short. On February 28, 2015, Koontz, a White female, became a victim in a violent triple shooting at a residence on Santa Anna Drive. The incident, which also claimed the lives of her brother, Donald R. Wilson, 51, and her boyfriend, Willie J. Mays, 44, unfolded in a horrifying sequence of events. Mays initially survived the shooting but succumbed to his injuries on June 4, 2015.

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  • Columbia Daily Tribune: Lone survivor of February shooting dies
  • Columbia Daily Tribune: Residents near site of Saturday shooting report ongoing issues in neighborhood
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