The man accused of killing a Stephens College student during during Homecoming weekend in downtown Columbia pleaded not guilty Monday.

Misael Covarrubias, 23, waived a formal hearing in Boone County Circuit Court where prosecutors could have presented evidence to establish probable cause for the charges.

Covarrubias faces seven felony charges in connection to the Sept. 27 shooting that killed 21-year-old Aiyanna Williams and injured two others on East Broadway between Ninth and Tenth streets.

His charges include second-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.

A Boone County grand jury indicted Covarrubias last month. According to court documents filed Oct. 24, prosecutors claim Covarrubias fired

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