Overview
- Jackson County prosecutors charged Dontae Brooks with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, first- and second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
- A judge set Brooks’ bond at $200,000 cash only, according to prosecutors.
- Surveillance shows a suspect in a red cap with a capital “A” entering Status Nightclub before shots were fired, and investigators say DNA from the recovered cap matches Brooks.
- The shooting occurred just after 2 a.m. Sunday inside Status Nightclub on Southwest Boulevard, where 29-year-old Eboni Silas and 24-year-old Tishauna Ballard were killed.
- Police say a man shot in the face and chest is stable and a third woman shot in the leg is expected to survive, and they continue to seek tips at 816-474-8477.