SF. PAUL, Minnesota (FOX 9) – A man who had just been released from prison months earlier after serving time for murder is now accused of two separate shootings, including the fatal shooting of his pregnant ex-wife in St. Paul and a carjacking that followed the murder.

What we know

Mychel Stowers, 36, is charged with second-degree murder and murder of an unborn child for the Oct. 19 fatal shooting. He also faces charges of first-degree carjacking and second-degree assault related to a second shooting that same night. .

According to the complaint, police responded to Sycamore Street East on the night of Oct. 19 for a report of shots fired at an apartment. Inside, they found the victim collapsed on the floor. The victim was later identified by police as Damara Alexis Stowers.

Moments later, police responded to a report of a shooting during a carjacking on Acker Street — two blocks away from the crime scene. In that shooting, the victim was shot in the leg as the suspect took off in his Audi.

Officers say Mychel Stowers matched witness descriptions of the suspect in both shootings. Later that night, according to the charges, Mychel Stowers called the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and admitted to shooting someone, promising to turn himself in but never did.

Background

The complaint states that Stowers had been released from prison in March and had been granted permission to visit his ex-wife at her home on Sycamore Street.

Stowers was placed on work release after serving 16 years behind bars for a 2008 murder case. FOX 9’s archive shows he was arrested in the fatal shooting of Antonio Simms in the parking lot of JJ Fish & Chicken on University Avenue, linked of a drug deal.

What’s next?

Stowers appears to still be on the run after the back-to-back shootings. He was charged by warrant in both shootings.