Columbia police are attempting to locate and communicate with the suspect from Monday afternoon's fatal shooting in south Columbia.
Police, a SWAT team and crisis negotiators are currently at Forest Village Apartment Complex, located in the 3000 block of S. Providence Road. Police ask drivers to avoid the area until further notice.
CPD Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter said the department has identified the suspect and are working to get him to surrender.
Hunter said they were called to the complex for a possible hostage situation. Two people were let out of the apartment where the shooting suspect is hiding and are safe, according to Hunter.
Janet L. Jago, 72, died from a gunshot wound she sustained during the robbery Monday afternoon in 5300 block of E. Tayside Circle, according to a CPD Facebook post.
Police responded to the report of a robbery in progress around 3:40 p.m. Monday in the Highlands neighborhood. Officers attempted CPR until medics arrived and transported Jago to a local hospital.
Hunter said detectives and officers were out late Monday night and early Tuesday morning to conduct surveillance on a probable suspect.
Jago was married to Art Jago, a retired professor at MU's Trulaske College of Business. The couple has one son, according to a Missourian profile published when Art Jago ran for city council.
Officers and detectives asked that anyone with any surveillance footage of the area or any information to reach out to the department at 573-884-7652 or Crimestoppers at 573-875-8477.