Court records describe a disabled Mercedes, a wooden bat, two gunshots and a wounded former boyfriend.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Surveillance video from businesses near a Northland McDonald’s captured a confrontation that led to charges against 21-year-old Jolie S. Koop after her former boyfriend was shot Monday night, prosecutors and police said.
The video is one of the key pieces of evidence in a Clay County case charging Koop with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Police said the footage supports parts of the statements given by the wounded man, his new girlfriend and his father. The case centers on whether Koop unlawfully tracked and attacked the couple before firing at the man, or whether her actions will be challenged as a response to him approaching with a knife.
Investigators said cameras near the McDonald’s at 8650 North Indiana Avenue and another nearby business showed a Buick arriving behind a Mercedes shortly before the shooting. The Mercedes belonged to the former boyfriend’s new girlfriend and had stalled near the restaurant area. Police said the footage showed Koop and her mother getting out of the Buick and moving toward the Mercedes. The women allegedly struck the car with a wooden bat before the former boyfriend arrived and the confrontation turned into gunfire.
The probable cause statement describes the moments before the shooting in plain terms. The new girlfriend told police she had received a call from a woman who said her Mercedes was about to be towed from the man’s apartment. When the couple went there, they found no sign of a tow. She later told officers she felt she was being set up. The couple then left in separate cars, with the woman in the Mercedes and the man following in his Cadillac.
The man called his father as he and the girlfriend drove away. He said he believed Koop, his former girlfriend, was following them and that her mother might be with her. He tried to test that fear by making random turns. According to the affidavit, the Buick followed. The father told him to call 911, but the situation changed quickly when the Mercedes stalled near the McDonald’s and the Buick pulled up behind it.
Police said Koop’s mother struck the Mercedes with the bat, breaking the rear window. Koop was armed with a gun, according to investigators. The former boyfriend arrived in the Cadillac and stepped out while holding a knife at his side. Police said Koop fired two rounds, striking him. The man fell, got back to his vehicle and called his father again. He told his father he had been shot at the McDonald’s and needed help.
The father became part of the emergency timeline because he did not wait for medical help to reach the parking lot. He drove to the scene and took his wounded son to a fire station, where first responders could begin treatment. The man was later taken to a hospital. Family members wrote afterward that he was stable but had suffered serious injuries, including damage near a lung. A relative said one bullet passed through his lung and out his back near his spinal cord.
Police accounts also say Koop spoke to detectives after her arrest. She allegedly told them that she and her mother had watched the Mercedes, made the call about a tow and followed the couple until the Mercedes stalled. She also allegedly told detectives she shot her former boyfriend after he arrived and approached with a knife. Those statements could become important at later hearings because they place Koop at the scene while also pointing to the defense issue likely to be argued around the knife.
Clay County prosecutors filed felony charges soon after the shooting. They asked the court to treat Koop as a danger to public safety, according to reports on the court filing. A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf during an early court appearance. A bond hearing was set for April 21, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 29. At that hearing, prosecutors can present evidence to show why the case should continue toward trial.
The evidence list is expected to include video, witness statements, the damaged Mercedes, medical records and any statements made by Koop. Prosecutors may also point to the alleged fake tow call as proof that the meeting was planned. The defense may focus on the knife and the short distance between Koop and the man when she fired. The court record available so far does not name the man, the new girlfriend or Koop’s mother.
The case has drawn attention because police described an earlier incident involving Koop and the same former boyfriend. In November, she was charged with third-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon after allegedly attacking him while he tried to leave her home with his property. Police said the McDonald’s shooting was the second known incident where Koop allegedly used a gun against him. The earlier charge remains a separate matter unless a judge allows it to shape later proceedings.
For now, the case rests in Clay County court as investigators continue to review the video and statements. Koop remains presumed innocent, and no charge against her mother had been reported in the available accounts. The next scheduled milestone is the May 29 preliminary hearing.
Author note: Last updated May 8, 2026.