A Columbia man was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday in the gunfight Friday near the White Castle restaurant on Clark Lane. Antione L. Armstrong is accused of firing the shots that killed 56-year-old Louis W. Hart of Columbia. Armstrong was also hit by gunfire and taken to the hospital. A third person, 20-year-old Jayden McGerald of Columbia was shot in the leg during the exchange. She was charged Monday with evidence tampering for allegedly trying to hide Armstrong’s gun.
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The Boone County Courthouse is in downtown Columbia (2019 file photo from 939 the Eagle)