Columbia man charged with first-degree assault in downtown shooting; two others charged federally

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was charged this week with four felonies, including first-degree assault, in a shooting that left a woman with serious injuries on Halloween, while federal prosecutors charged two others with illegal gun possession.

De'Koryon C. White, 23, was arrested Thursday on charges of first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of shooting at a crowd. His arraignment was scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, according to court records.

A probable cause statement says surveillance cameras showed White shooting at AR-style pistol at a crowd of about 12 people in the alley near Sweet N' Things, in the 800 block of East Walnut Street.

The victim said she was walking along the street when she was shot. A bullet went into her back and exited her chest, according to court documents. Her condition has not been made public.

Officers found .223-caliber ammunition where White had been standing when he fired, according to the statement.

Federal prosecutors charged Treyvale Cain-Raybon on Thursday with illegal gun possession. An affidavit from a Columbia Police Department investigator states that surveillance video from the Blue Note on Ninth Street showed Cain-Raybon fire a gun with an attached flashlight at another man.

Officers also found 9-mm Winchester rounds for a Luger pistol. Cain-Raybon is serving a suspended sentence for unlawful use of a weapon, a felony, court documents state.

Another man, Detravion L. Coats, was charged this week with the same crime. Surveillance video also showed Coats firing a 9-mm handgun in the alley where the shooting took place, according to a federal affidavit.

Charges were filed earlier this week, but court documents indicate the case was sealed to not tip off suspects. White remained in the Boone County Jail on Friday on no bond.