One arrested in shots fired incident at Walmart on Grindstone

COLUMBIA — Demarcus Maxwell was arrested Saturday morning in connection to a shots fired incident at a Walmart parking lot in Columbia.

Columbia police officers were dispatched at approximately 12:15 a.m. to a shots fired disturbance at 1201 Grindstone Parkway. Prior to officers' arrival, Boone County Joint Communications provided police with a description of the suspect vehicle and informed them that it had left the area.

Moments later, officers in the area found a car matching the vehicle description. They conducted a traffic stop at Providence and Rollins, according to a Columbia Police Department release.

Officers came into contact with Maxwell and found a firearm with an empty casing inside of it. The 33-year-old admitted that he was involved in the shots fired incident.

There have been no reports of anyone injured due to the incident.

Maxwell was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of weapons, unlawful for certain persons to possess a concealed weapon and operating a car on a highway with a revoked license.