Convicted murderer on parole wanted for allegedly fatally shooting pregnant ex, carjacking man

ST. PAUL, Minn. (TCN) -- Law enforcement officials are searching for a 36-year-old man they allege shot and killed his estranged wife, then shot another man while carjacking him.

On the evening of Oct. 19, St. Paul Police Department officers responded to a shooting call on the 100 block of Sycamore Street East and found 35-year-old Damara Alexis Stowers deceased.

According to KMSP-TV, not long after officers went to the residence of Sycamore Street East, another call came in about an alleged carjacking about two blocks away on Acker Street. A man reportedly told police that he had been shot in the leg when a man stole his car. Officials quickly identified Mychel Stowers as the suspect in both shootings. KMSP reports Stowers contacted the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, confessed he shot someone, and said he would turn himself in, but he didn’t show up.

Law enforcement issued a warrant for Stowers' arrest for two counts of first-degree carjacking, one count of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon causing substantial bodily harm, one count of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of second-degree murder with intent, and one count of second-degree murder of an unborn child.

Stowers was released from prison in March after serving 16 years for a homicide conviction.

Court records cited by the Minneapolis Star Tribune say Damara Stowers was eight to nine weeks pregnant when she was fatally shot. Mychel Stowers reportedly lived in a halfway house but was allowed to visit Damara Stowers on Oct. 19. Mychel Stowers filed for divorce from Damara Stowers in June, though records do not indicate their divorce was finalized.

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, neighbors reportedly heard arguing and gunshots Damara Stowers' apartment, then saw a man matching Mychel Stowers' description flee the scene. The carjacking victim sustained a broken femur after being shot.

Law enforcement is continuing to search for Stowers.

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