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The Jackson County District Attorney's Office has dismissed all six charges against an Independence man accused of fatally shooting a pregnant young woman at a shopping mall last year.
The Nov. 10 shooting claimed the life of 19-year-old Karla Brown, who was shot in the head after a confrontation between two groups at the Independence Center.
Mark Anthony Greer, 21, was initially charged with three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of armed criminal action. His alleged role in the shooting. One of the weapons shipments was upgraded to second degree murder Earlier this year.
Court records indicate the shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. in an open-air aisle at a mall. Greer and Brown entered with two different groups of people, and Brown sat in a nearby chair before the argument turned violent.
At the time of the shooting, Greer told investigators he was at the mall but He was not armed.
The Jackson County District Attorney's Office confirmed Monday that the charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence collected during the pretrial search.
“The evidence obtained since the case was filed has convinced us that we cannot prove these charges beyond a reasonable doubt,” said Michael Mansour, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office.
However, the county's investigation into Jarir's case will continue, and a different set of charges could follow, Mansour said.
guns used in shooting Not collected by police, Instead, they relied on bloodstains and bullet casings as evidence, The Star reported earlier.
According to friends and relatives, Brown had gone to the mall to buy baby clothes. She was four months pregnant and was expecting a baby boy, whom she planned to name Max, when she was shot.
Brown was put on Life support After the shooting she died about a week later. Her family file a lawsuit BBC filed a lawsuit against the mall and its security company in April, alleging that both were negligent in their duty to maintain the safety and security of the mall.
According to court documents, Greer was also shot in the lower back during the incident, and three other people were shot in the leg. Court records indicate that at least one member of each group may have shot each other.
A second man, 19-year-old Leandre Peterson Jr., still faces charges of tampering with physical evidence in a criminal case. He was initially charged with destroying, suppressing or concealing a firearm in the shooting.
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