Cape police arrest one suspect in Nov. 6 shooting

A Cape Girardeau man is in custody on charges of attempted robbery and armed criminal action in connection with a shooting outside a convenience store last week, police reported Thursday.

Evan Johnson Jr., 30, is accused of trying to rob a man of an Xbox video game system near the intersection of Bloomfield and Hanover streets, court records show.

Johnson is in custody on $50,000 surety bond, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Police Department.

The victim told police he was in the B & H Convenience store about 12:30 p.m. Nov. 6 when two men approached him, wanting to buy his Xbox, police reported.

One of the men pulled out a gun, and the other tried to punch the victim and take the Xbox, the release stated.

When the victim fled, he heard two gunshots, one of which grazed his left calf, the release stated.

The shooter has not been arrested, the release stated.

The victim was treated and released from a hospital, police reported last week.

The shooting was the first of three recent gun-related crimes in the area.

On Monday, someone shot through the window of a passing car in the 1000 block of Bloomfield Street, police reported.

A day later, a young man sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen at an unoccupied house in the 900 block of Bloomfield Street.

Pertinent address:

Bloomfield and Hanover streets, Cape Girardeau, MO