Homeless man charged with assaulting officers, resisting arrest after witness believed he was being robbed at ATM

There seems to be quite a lot of so called homeless people in Cape, standing or setting on the ground all around Cape asking for money, this needs to stop, it is way out of control, put a stop to people standing on street corners asking for money.

The victim "believed" he was being robbed, so he brandished a gun and then shot it? This all sounds suspicious to me.

Someone who looks like Oates should not walk up on anyone at a ATM! To the victim, frequent the shooting range!

He is homeless? But yet, he is from Jackson?

Then, picked up in Cape Girardeau?

Why would someone who looks like Oates not walk up on anyone at a ATM ?

🔸"third-degree assault of a special victim"..what is a 'special victim' , isn't a victim a victim

🔸"and a fourth-degree assault of a special victim."..what is a 'special victim' , aren't victims , victims

🔸"The victim said Oates began walking toward his car door, at which time the victim brandished a handgun . The victim discharged two rounds from his gun in Oates’ direction."..wouldn't Oates be the victim of being shot at twice ?

"..what is a 'special victim' ,"

https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=565.002

(14) "Special victim", any of the following:

  (a) A law enforcement officer assaulted in the performance of his or her official duties or as a direct result of such official duties;

  (b) Emergency personnel, any paid or volunteer firefighter, emergency room, hospital, or trauma center personnel, or emergency medical technician, assaulted in the performance of his or her official duties or as a direct result of such official duties;

  (c) A probation and parole officer assaulted in the performance of his or her official duties or as a direct result of such official duties;

  (d) An elderly person;

  (e) A person with a disability;

  (f) A vulnerable person;

  (g) Any jailer or corrections officer of the state or one of its political subdivisions assaulted in the performance of his or her official duties or as a direct result of such official duties;

  (h) A highway worker in a construction or work zone as the terms "highway worker", "construction zone", and "work zone" are defined under section 304.580;

  (i) Any utility worker, meaning any employee of a utility that provides gas, heat, electricity, water, steam, telecommunications services, or sewer services, whether privately, municipally, or cooperatively owned, while in the performance of his or her job duties, including any person employed under a contract;

  (j) Any cable worker, meaning any employee of a cable operator, as such term is defined in section 67.2677, including any person employed under contract, while in the performance of his or her job duties; and

  (k) Any employee of a mass transit system, including any employee of public bus or light rail companies, while in the performance of his or her job duties;

Thnx for the info , it looks like there could be almost as many special victims as victims .

...hhmm..the guy who brandished a handgun and shot at somebody twice for walking at his car is a victim and the guy who was shot at twice wasn't..