MN man shot pregnant ex-wife months after being released from prison: indictment

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – A man released from prison months earlier after serving a sentence for murder is now accused of two separate shootings, including the fatal shooting of his pregnant ex-wife in St. Paul and a carjacking that followed the murder.

What we know

Mychel Stowers, 36, is charged with second-degree murder and murder of an unborn child for the fatal shooting on October 19. He is also charged with first-degree carjacking and second-degree assault in connection with a second shooting that same night. .

According to the complaint, police responded to Sycamore Street East on the night of Oct. 19 for a report of gunshots at an apartment. Inside, they found the victim fallen to the ground. The victim was later identified by police as Damara Alexis Stowers.

Moments later, police responded to the report of a shooting during a carjacking on Acker Street – two blocks away from the murder scene. In that shooting, the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg while the suspect fled in his Audi.

Officers say Mychel Stowers matched witness descriptions of the suspect in both shootings. According to the charges, Mychel Stowers called the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office later that evening and admitted to shooting someone, promising to turn himself in, but never did.

Background

The complaint states that Stowers was released from jail in March and allowed to visit his ex-wife at her home on Sycamore Street.

Stowers had been granted work release after serving 16 years behind bars for a 2008 murder case. FOX 9 archives show he was arrested for the fatal shooting of Antonio Simms in the parking lot of JJ Fish & Chicken on University Avenue in connection with a drug deal.

What’s next?

Stowers appears to still be on the run after the back-to-back shootings. He has been charged with an arrest warrant for both shootings.