Arraignment scheduled for former Joplin resident charged in Club XO shooting

A Coffeyville, Kansas man who allegedly shot a Joplin man outside of Club XO August 20 will be arraigned Tuesday in Jasper County Circuit Court.

Quaeshawn Demone Clark, 28, a former Joplin resident, waived his preliminary hearing on assault and armed criminal action charges December 7 and was bound over for trial.

The allegations against Clark are spelled out in the probable cause statement:

On 08/20/2023, Officers with the Joplin Police Department were dispatched to W 5th St and S Joplin Ave, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri in reference to a shooting. V1 was located on scene with a gunshot wound to his upper left chest. 

V1 was rushed to a local hospital where he was in critical condition pending surgery due to the bullet causing damage to his lung. V1 was later interviewed, and the offender was identified as Quaeshawn Demone Clark. 

It was determined that V1 and Clark contacted each other outside and during an exchange of words, V1 observed Clark shoot him. Clark fled the area and was not located. V1 had pieces of his lung removed due to the damage caused from the bullet.