Prosecutor’s office: Charges dropped against man accused of Independence Center shooting

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - Charges against a man accused of shooting a pregnant woman at the Independence Center in November have been dropped.

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office told KCTV that charges were dismissed after new evidence was introduced.

“New evidence showed we couldn’t prove our case,” a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said Monday night.

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The dismissed charges were against 21-year-old MarkAnthony Greer, who was accused of shooting and injuring three people at Independence Center on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

Greer was charged in November with three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of armed criminal action. Those charges have now been dropped.

The case remains under investigation.