Charges filed after shooting in Jefferson City home

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Cole County prosecutor's office has filed charges after one person was shot on Friday.

David Jarrett, 26, was charged on Friday with unlawful use of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. The charges were not made public until Tuesday.

Police were called to a home in the 900 block of Cedar Way in Jefferson City on Friday at noon.

Court documents state that Jarrett was heard threatening to hit a witness when the victim intervened. The victim tried to get Jarrett to leave the home, but he refused.

Police said the victim and Jarrett both pushed each other before he pulled out a gun from his holster and fired one round into the floor.

A child was reported to be on the ground in a walker when the gun was discharged.

A witness told police she removed the child from the home and when she returned, found the victim with Jarrett in a headlock.

Documents state that Jarrett then allegedly pulled out his gun again and shot the victim once in the torso. The victim was taken to University Hospital.

"Medical staff advised that no vital organs were struck, but the bullet was still inside of his body, where it will remain for the time being," police reported in court documents.

Police reported finding damage to the floor consistent with a bullet, according to documents. Bullet fragments and another shell casing were also found in the same area, along with blood.

Jarrett was arrested after he left the scene with the young child, according to documents. Officers tried to stop his pickup truck as it was leaving the scene, but Jarrett drove away. He was arrested on E. Elm Street after stopping the truck.

Documents state that police found a Glock 17 .9mm with two rounds missing and a spent shell casing still in the chamber.

He is being held at the Cole County jail without bond as of Tuesday morning. A court date was not scheduled, according to online records.