A jury has heard opening statements at the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia in the trial of a woman from Holts Summit charged with killing her neighbor during an argument last April.
38-year-old Heather Smith is charged with second degree murder, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and two other felonies. Smith is charged with shooting and killing neighbor Kara Dills during an April 2025 argument at a Holts Summit apartment complex. Smith says it was a case of self-defense.
Our news partner ABC-17 reports the jury also heard from two prosecution witnesses on Monday.