On the evening of December 5, 2022, a dispute at a residence in the 2000 block of Newtown Drive in north Columbia, Missouri, ended with Aaron Badolato, 34, shot in the front yard. He was visiting his girlfriend when an argument escalated; witnesses later said a man present, identified as 43-year-old Corey Blueitt, had made threats to return and cause harm. Officers responding to reports of a single gunshot found Badolato with an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital but died of his injuries.

Police named Blueitt as the primary suspect after witnesses reported seeing him with a handgun. He was located and arrested about 2:45 a.m. the following day in the 1300 block of English Drive and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action; he was held in the Boone County Jail without bond as the case moved forward. Can anyone who was in that neighborhood that night or who knew Aaron or the people at the residence share information that could clarify what happened?