KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri man is in custody and facing charges after allegedly firing multiple rounds in random directions from the balcony of his 19th floor apartment in downtown Kansas City.

According to court documents filed in support of the charges, it was revealed that on Thursday, just after 2:00 p.m., police were called to a high-rise apartment building at 600 Amiral Boulevard for a reported disturbance involving an armed party.

A responding KCPD officer saw a man, later identified as Brent Bischof, armed with a long gun on or near the 19th floor of the apartment building. The officer reported hearing a round from the long gun while trying to locate the apartment manager.

The manager told the officer that a man was shooting shots from apartment 1906. The officer went to the 19th floor where he encountered a man coming out of one of the apartments. The officer searched the man but was otherwise unaware that the man would later turn out to be the suspect.

Bischof had left the building before the officer could match apartment 1906 to the unit Bischof was exiting.

Police later found Bischof nearby and arrested him.

During their investigation, police discovered seven shell casings from two different weapons around the high-rise. Officers also found an unoccupied vehicle that had been hit by gunfire. The owner of the vehicle said the damage had just happened and told officers he would be interested in prosecuting any suspects.

On Friday, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office charged Bischof, 48, with one count of unlawful use of a weapon and one count of armed criminal action.

As part of their investigation, detectives requested and obtained a search warrant for Bischof’s apartment.

Court documents reveal detectives recovered hundreds of rounds of live ammunition and 12 firearms:

• Two 5.56 caliber Colt M4 Carbines
• Mossberg 12 gauge tactical rifle
• Glock 43 caliber 9 mm
• Springfield XD 45, 45 caliber
• Ruger Government Target model, 22 caliber
• Colt Model 1911 caliber 45
• Bersa Firestorm, 380 caliber
• Springfield XD9, 9mm caliber
• 22 caliber single shot small pistol
• Ruger LCP, 380 caliber
• Victor no. 3, caliber unknown

Police said they looked from the balcony of the apartment and were able to determine the point where the vehicle was hit by gunfire. Police also noted that Interstate 35 and 70 were directly behind the vehicle.
Bischof remains in police custody as of Friday afternoon. Prosecutors asked that he be held without bail.

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