Family identifies victim in deadly shooting in Jefferson City; man charged with murder, other felonies

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man accused of killing another person is now in custody.

The Jefferson City Police Department said in a Tuesday afternoon press release that Malcolm Mayes turned himself in on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Police were searching for Mayes after he allegedly shot and killed a person on Friday. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.

Jeremy Greer was identified as the shooting victim to ABC 17 News on Tuesday by his sister Kathleen Greer.

Mayes was charged in Cole County with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession.

Court filings show that charges were filed on Saturday, but the case was sealed on Casenet because Mayes was not in custody and the prosecutor’s office felt that the investigation could have been undermined or that evidence could be destroyed in the meantime. The probable cause statement was not available on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the release, police were called to the 800 block of Mulberry Street just after 4 p.m. on Friday after receiving reports that someone had been shot. Witnesses on scene told police the victim, later learned to be Greer, had been shot during a fight and was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle.

Police said the 39-year-old Jefferson City resident was found at the Capital Region Medical Center. They were later flown to University Hospital in Columbia where he died.

The probable cause statement says police were called at 4:08 p.m. Friday to the 800 block of Mulberry Street for a reported shooting. The caller had identified Mayes as the shooter, the statement says.

Jeremy Greer drove himself to a hospital and police were not able to speak with him, though the officer in the probable cause statement noted seeing a gunshot wound in Greer’s abdomen. He was pronounced dead at 7:10 p.m., the statement says.

The probable cause statement says prior to the shooting, a woman who dated Mayes claimed they had been arguing for a week. The woman was later identified as a family member of Greer, though they are not related biologically, the statement says. Mayes allegedly cut the braids out of the woman’s hair during argument, the statement says.

Mayes allegedly picked up that woman – who is described as Witness 1 in court documents – the morning of the shooting while he had another woman in his vehicle and were heading to a residence, the statement says.

Once they arrived at the residence, Mayes allegedly told Witness 1 to “go get the victim’s girlfriend, but witness#1 declined,” the statement says. Mayes allegedly walked to the front door of the home on Mulberry Street and the door was slammed in his face, the statement says. Court documents do not say who answered the door.

Greer later was seen coming from the side of the residence before a gunshot rang out, court documents allege. The witness allegedly saw Mayes “jump in the air with the gun in his hand before running back to his vehicle,” according to the statement.

A second witness gave similar details to police as the first witness, court documents show. I third witness allegedly heard Mayes yell “told you I ain’t playing with you” after the shot was fired, the statement says. Police noted that additional witnesses were interviewed and gave similar accounts of what happened.