A jury has heard opening statements from Boone County prosecutors and defense attorneys in the trial of a Columbia man charged in a deadly May 2023 shooting at Plush Lounge on the Business Loop.
35-year-old Kimo Spivey is charged with first degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm and other felonies for killing 26-year-old Melvin Hooker III that day. Hooker was shot to death and four others were wounded in the chaotic incident.
Spivey was one of the four wounded. Online court records reviewed by 939 the Eagle show that Spivey has served multiple stints in prison for other crimes.
The murder trial is expected to take several days.
