Police say the same former couple had been linked to an earlier domestic assault case before Monday’s gunfire.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri woman accused of shooting her former boyfriend outside a McDonald’s was already charged in a separate weapons case involving the same man, police said in court records filed in Clay County.
Jolie S. Koop, 21, now faces first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action charges after Monday night’s shooting near Northeast Barry Road and North Indiana Avenue. Police said the new case was the second known incident in which Koop allegedly used a gun against her former boyfriend. The earlier case, filed in November, accused her of third-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon after a confrontation while he was trying to leave her home with his property.
The older case does not prove the new allegations, and Koop is presumed innocent in both matters. But investigators included the prior case as part of the background after the shooting near the McDonald’s at 8650 North Indiana Avenue. Prosecutors may use the history to explain why the man called his father when he believed he was being followed. The defense may argue that the new case should turn on what happened in the final seconds before Koop fired.
The new confrontation began with a call to the former boyfriend’s new girlfriend. Police said the girlfriend received a call from a woman who claimed her Mercedes was being towed from the man’s apartment. She and the man went to check and found no sign of a tow. The girlfriend told police she felt she was being set up. The two then left in separate vehicles, with the girlfriend driving the Mercedes and the man following in his Cadillac.
As they moved through the Northland, the man told his father that Koop and possibly Koop’s mother were following them in a Buick. The father said his son reported taking random turns to see whether the Buick would keep following. According to the police account, it did. That sequence became important because investigators later alleged that Koop and her mother had watched the Mercedes, made the tow call and tracked the couple until the Mercedes stalled.
The stall happened near the McDonald’s, turning the moving dispute into a face-to-face confrontation. Police said Koop and her mother pulled up behind the Mercedes, got out and approached the vehicle. The mother allegedly struck the car with a wooden bat, breaking the rear window and damaging the Mercedes. Koop was armed with a gun, investigators said. The girlfriend was near or inside the disabled car as the former boyfriend arrived nearby.
The former boyfriend got out of his Cadillac while holding a knife at his side, according to the probable cause statement. Police said Koop fired two rounds and struck him. He then called his father and said he had been shot at the McDonald’s. The father drove to the scene and took him to a fire station. Emergency responders later took the man to a hospital, where family members said he remained stable but needed surgery for bleeding and clotting.
Surveillance footage from nearby businesses gave investigators a record beyond witness statements. Police said cameras showed the Buick pull up behind the Mercedes and showed the women striking the car before the gunfire. The footage also allegedly captured the shooting. Video evidence may become one of the most important parts of the case because it can help establish distance, timing and the movements of each person before the shots were fired.
Koop allegedly told detectives after her arrest that she and her mother had staked out the Mercedes and placed the call about the tow. She also allegedly said she shot her former boyfriend after he arrived with a knife and came toward her. Those statements create a legal fight over planning and self-defense. Prosecutors are expected to argue that the fake tow call, the following and the bat attack show an ambush. The defense may point to the knife as the immediate threat.
The mother’s role remains unresolved in public reports. Police described her as riding with Koop and taking part in the bat attack on the Mercedes. The victim’s father wrote online that she was “100% an accessory to the crime.” Available reports did not say prosecutors had charged her. The court record could change if investigators decide they have enough evidence to file separate charges tied to property damage, assault or participation in the setup.
The case also carries a public safety question for the court because of the prior allegation and the severity of the new injury. Clay County prosecutors sought strict bond conditions, according to reports, and Koop appeared in court after the shooting. A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf. A bond hearing was set for April 21, and the case was placed on the calendar for a preliminary hearing on May 29.
At the preliminary hearing, a judge can decide whether there is probable cause to move the felony case forward. The wounded man’s medical condition, the damaged Mercedes, the surveillance footage and Koop’s alleged statements are likely to shape that hearing. The names of the man and his new girlfriend have not been released in available public reports.
Author note: Last updated May 8, 2026.