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Two arrests after man with gun spotted near MU children’s hospital

Authorities have made two arrests after a man with a gun is spotted at MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Columbia.

Antwane Grant, 24, is accused of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. A juvenile is also facing a gun charge, plus charges for resisting arrest and possessing a small amount of marijuana.

Antwane Grant

University police sent out the first warning about a gunman near the hospital on Keene St. on social media at about 8:30 p.m. Friday. They then said he was chasing another man.

By about 10 p.m. Friday, MUPD said all four people connected to the incident were in custody, and the scene was cleared. No shots were fired. No one was hurt.

(This story was last updated at 12:25 p.m. Sunday.)

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