Shooting victim identifies gunman

Police are searching for a man believed to have shot a 19-year-old Cape Girardeau man Monday afternoon on William Street who remains in an area hospital Wednesday from the injury.

Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Barry Hovis Wednesday said a warrant is out for Brandon L. King, 20, of 102 N. Park St., No. 1, who police say may be responsible for shooting the victim in the buttocks at about 3:53 p.m. in the 1100 block of William Street.

King has been charged with felony first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Bond has been set at $100,000.

The victim picked King out of a photo lineup Tuesday, telling police he was walking north on Hanover Street when he noticed that a man was following him, according to the probable cause statement.

Brandon King

The man yelled at him and began firing a handgun at the victim, the report said.

The victim said he returned fire by using a gun belonging to a friend of his, Hovis said.

Hovis said evidence was collected at the scene, but declined to divulge what was recovered.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call police at 335-6621.