Photo-Romeloe Ballard/Credit: Buchanan Co Sheriff's Office

(KAIR)--A St. Joseph, Missouri man has been charged in connection with a shooting in downtown St. Joseph on Sunday afternoon.

KQ2-TV reports the suspect, 27-year-old Romeloe Kevonte Ballard, was charged with felony count of unlawful use of a weapon by the Buchanan County Prosecutors' Office.

St. Joseph Police responded around 12:10 Sunday afternoon to reports of shots being fired on the third floor of an apartment complex at 210 N. 8th St.

When officers arrived on scene, they encountered an armed male suspect near the doorway of an apartment.

The subject refused officers' commands and was taken into custody after a Taser was deployed. 

Upon investigation, officers found several shell casings and the firearm was recovered.

No injuries were reported as a result of the shooting.

Ballard is currently being held at the Buchanan County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.