O'FALLON, Mo. — A 19-year-old man has been charged after police said he shot into an O’Fallon, Missouri, home and then became involved in a standoff with a SWAT team.
Noah Mozee was charged with unlawful use of a weapon for the incident that spanned more than six hours Sunday.
The investigation started that morning when police were called to a home on Royallprairie Court after a homeowner found a bullet hole in their daughter’s bedroom. The bullet stopped when it hit a TV mounted in another room.
“Fortunately, the bullet missed the young child and eventually struck a TV mounted on a wall in another room; most likely preventing the bullet from striking an adult in their bedroom,” O’Fallon police wrote in a news release Tuesday.
During their investigation, police got a tip that the suspected shooter was a few miles away in a home on Creek Branch Court. When officers arrived, someone who lives in the home told police the possible suspect was hiding inside with a gun. Police were able to get the resident to a safe location while they tried to talk with Mozee.
Since he was armed, O’Fallon police called in the St. Charles County Regional SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiators. They arrived at about 12:45 p.m. and an hour later Mozee walked out of the home and was taken into custody.
No one was injured at either investigation scene.
Mozee’s cash-only bond was set at $25,000. He was taken to the St. Charles County Department of Corrections.
Police on Sunday said they were not aware of any connection between the victims and Mozee.
