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Zarian Simpson

Case from Columbia, MO dated Jun 15, 2025

Victim Details

Zarian Simpson

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

MO

2025-06-15

18

Zarian

Simpson

07/15/2026

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In the early evening of a Sunday in Columbia, Missouri, the life of 18-year-old Zarian Simpson, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On June 15, 2025, at approximately 8 p.m., gunfire erupted at the Eastgate apartment complex located near the intersection of East Broadway and Old Highway 63. First responders arrived to find Simpson with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital, but the injury to his head proved fatal, and he died shortly after arrival.

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  • KOMU 8: Three suspects arrested in Glasgow in connection to Columbia robbery, homicide
  • ABC17NEWS: Murder, robbery charges filed in deadly Columbia shooting
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