A St. Joseph man has been charged in connection with a Thursday afternoon shooting that sent another St. Joseph man to the hospital with serious injuries.

24-year-old Michael Dennis is charged with first-degree Assault.

According to the probable cause statement signed by St. Joseph Police Officer Chris Davis Dennis shot the other man twice.

“According to eye witness statements, and a statement from the defendant, on 7-16-2015 the defendant committed Assault by firing a pistol striking the victim AGJ twice causing serious physical injury, requiring hospitalization,” Davis said.

As we previously reported, police responded to the 100 block of S. 19th St. around 4 p.m. Thursday to find a man in his 20s with gunshot wounds.

Commander Eric Protzman said about an hour later a person of interest was taken into custody by the Missouri State Highway Patrol at La Petite Academy.

Dennis has a prior criminal record for drug possession, failure to appear, disorderly conduct, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

An arraignment is set for Tuesday.