St. Joseph man charged in connection to Sunday Downtown shooting

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- A St. Joseph man has been charged in connection with a shooting in Downtown St. Joseph on Sunday afternoon.

The suspect, Romeloe Kevonte Ballard, 27, was charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon, a Class B Felony, by the Buchanan County Prosecutors' Office.

The St. Joseph Police Department Communications Center received reports around 12:10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, of shots being fired on the third floor of a residential complex at 210 N. 8th St.

When officers arrived on scene, they encountered an armed male suspect near the doorway of an apartment.

The subject refused officers' commands and was taken into custody after a Taser was deployed. No injuries were reported as a result of the shooting.

Officers located several spent shell casings and identified evidence of gunfire within the hallway area. The firearm was also recovered from the suspect at the scene.

Ballard is currently being held at the Buchanan County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.