The victim’s family said he survived a chest wound after a confrontation involving his former girlfriend.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A father rushed his wounded son from a McDonald’s area to a fire station Monday night after police say the son’s former girlfriend shot him during a confrontation in Kansas City’s Northland.
The emergency trip is now part of a criminal case against Jolie S. Koop, 21, who is charged in Clay County with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Police said Koop followed her former boyfriend and his new girlfriend before the shooting near Northeast Barry Road and North Indiana Avenue. The man’s family later said he was stable but still fighting complications from a bullet wound that damaged his lung area.
The father first heard trouble was building when his son called and said he was being followed. According to the probable cause statement, the son said his “crazy ex-girlfriend” and possibly her mother were behind him. He and his new girlfriend were in separate cars at the time. The girlfriend was driving a Mercedes, and the man was in a Cadillac. The father told his son to call 911 after hearing that they believed they were being tracked.
Minutes later, the call changed from fear to injury. The son told his father he had been shot by Jolie at the McDonald’s and needed medical attention, police said. The father went to the area and drove him to a fire station rather than waiting for the scene to clear. The Clay County Prosecutor’s Office said the father brought the victim to a local fire station, where emergency care could begin before the man was transferred to a hospital.
Family members later described the wound as serious. The father wrote online that his son was in stable condition but had needed another surgery to stop bleeding and clotting. A relative said the bullet went through his lung and out his back, passing within an inch of his spinal cord. The family’s posts also showed anger at Koop and at her mother, who police said was present during the confrontation but had not been reported as charged in available accounts.
The father’s role in the rescue began only after a series of events that investigators say started with a suspicious call. The new girlfriend told police she received a call from a woman claiming her Mercedes was being towed from the former boyfriend’s apartment. When the couple went to check, nothing showed the car was being removed. The girlfriend told detectives she believed she was being set up. She left in the Mercedes while the man followed in the Cadillac.
The couple then noticed the Buick. Police said Koop and her mother were in the car as it followed them through the area. The man tried random turns to see whether the Buick would continue behind them, and investigators said it did. The Mercedes later stalled near the McDonald’s at 8650 North Indiana Avenue. That mechanical problem left the new girlfriend stopped near the restaurant area as the Buick pulled in behind her.
Police said Koop and her mother got out of the Buick and began attacking the Mercedes with a wooden bat. The rear window was broken, according to accounts of the court documents. The former boyfriend arrived and got out of his Cadillac while holding a knife at his side. Police said Koop fired two shots and hit him. Investigators said surveillance cameras from nearby businesses captured the confrontation, including the damage to the car and the shooting.
Koop later allegedly told detectives that she and her mother had watched the Mercedes, placed the fake tow call and followed the couple until the car stalled. She also allegedly said she fired after her former boyfriend arrived and approached her with the knife. That statement places several facts in dispute for court. Prosecutors are expected to focus on the alleged setup and tracking. Any defense argument is likely to focus on the knife and the final moments before the shots.
The shooting also revived attention on an earlier case involving the same two people. Police said Koop had been charged in November with third-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon after allegedly attacking the man while he tried to leave her home with his property. Investigators described the McDonald’s case as the second known incident where Koop allegedly used a gun against the former boyfriend. Court records in the new case do not make the earlier allegation proof of guilt.
The family’s public comments added a personal record of the hours after the shooting. The victim’s father wrote, “This crazy chick Jolie Koop just shot my son,” and later posted, “Justice for my son.” He said his son was in “a ton of pain but dealing with it.” Those comments captured the family’s reaction, while the official case moved on a separate track through police reports, charging documents and court scheduling.
Jolie Koop is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 29 in Clay County, where the court can review the state’s evidence. The man and his new girlfriend have not been publicly named in available reports.
Author note: Last updated May 8, 2026.