Jefferson City man indicted by grand jury in double-murder case
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Jefferson City man accused of shooting and killing two women last week was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday.
Michael Davis, 40, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action and a single count of unlawful use of a weapon in the deaths of Shawna Davis, 39, and Sofie Mulcahey, 31. Michael Davis is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
An entry of appearance was filed for Davis on Thursday. His next court date has not been announced.
Two women were found with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in a wooded on Oct. 7 in the 900 block of Cordell Street, along with 30 shell casings. They had life-threatening injuries and were brought to University Hospital.
A witness allegedly described seeing a woman arguing with Davis and Davis allegedly pulled out a long gun, according to court documents in previous reporting. The witness did not see shots being fired, but they heard several shots in a row, the statement says.
Davis allegedly gave the witness keys to a gun safe and apologized, court documents say.
Police wrote that Davis said he thought the first victim was being forced into a vehicle by the second victim and fired several rounds at the car.
A second witness is cited in the probable cause statement as hearing an argument between the first victim and Davis during a phone call. He allegedly heard the argument while the second victim was on the phone with “Victim 1.”
“Victim 1” could allegedly be heard telling Davis “you have the gun case open; you are loading the gun while we are arguing,” the probable cause statement says.