MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man is being charged for shooting at his ex-girlfriend’s car with her children inside.
On April 13, Memphis police said they were called to a shooting in South Memphis when the victim told them she was driving down the street and her ex-boyfriend, Domenique Jones, pulled up next to her with a gun .
The victim tried to turn to leave, but stopped to avoid hitting a curb. That’s when Jones got out of his car and began shooting into the victim’s passenger side window, according to reports.
According to police, the female passenger in the front seat was shot twice, but the victim and her children were unharmed.
The victim was able to get away and get help from the police. The passenger was shot in the buttocks, thigh and stomach. He was taken to Regional One Hospital by the Memphis Fire Department.
The victim was able to positively identify Jones in a one-shot photo as the person responsible for the shooting.
Jones is charged with Possession of a Firearm/Dangerous Felony, Theft of Property, 4 counts of Criminal Attempted First Degree Murder, Possession of a Firearm/Felony and 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with the intention to manufacture, sell or Deliver.