O'FALLON, Mo. • Police are searching for a man who they say fired a gun at a former girlfriend on Monday night.

Police said they were looking for Malik Payne, 23. He faces charges from the St. Charles County prosecuting attorney's office of first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Bail was set at $50,000.

Officers were called to the 100 block of Lincoln Street Monday night, where a woman told them that Payne fired shots at her during a fight. She said she took cover in a nearby apartment building. Payne allegedly fled in a white sports car.

O'Fallon police asked anyone with information about Payne's whereabouts to call detectives at 636-379-5664.

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