Jefferson City man charged in Easter shooting that left victim with ‘serious’ injuries

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Prosecutors charged a Jefferson City man Sunday with three felonies for a domestic shooting.

Paris M. Alexander was not in custody Tuesday in Cole County, according to jail and court records. He was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

Jefferson City police say in a probable cause statement that they were sent early Sunday to the 100 block of Amador Avenue and found a gunshot victim in an apartment. The 22-year-old woman was taken to University Hospital with non-lethal but "serious" wounds to her legs, the statement says.

The woman is in a relationship with Alexander and has children with him, the statement says.

Alexander tried to strangle the woman during a fight, then pushed her into a bathtub and began shooting, the victim told police. Another person witnessed the incident, according to the statement.

Alexander drove away after the shooting, and officers do not know where he is, the statement says. Police collected four spent 9mm casings from the bathroom and saw a trail of blood from the victim.

Officers found a 9 mm handgun in the living room that was reported stolen from Tennessee, the statement says.

Alexander is wanted on a no-bond warrant.