OLIVETTE 鈥 The man charged in the shooting of his girlfriend at Ameristar Casino is the owner of the acclaimed Olivette restaurant Tai Ke Shabu Shabu.
Calvin Hsien Kuang Koong, 50, is charged with first-degree domestic assault, kidnapping and armed criminal action in the Saturday shooting of the woman, 27.
Koong lives on Redford Court in St. Charles County.
St. Charles police Lt. Susan Shields on Tuesday said the victim is still in critical condition but is 鈥渁lert and communicative鈥 (though not yet talking).
Koong is being held on a $500,000 cash bond.
Koong, with an address on East Redford Court, is one of two organizers listed in the original articles of organization filed for Tai Ke in 2014 with the Missouri Secretary of State office.
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Koong was also named as Tai Ke鈥檚 owner in a document filed in 2020 with the Missouri Secretary of State.
Tai Ke opened in 2015 at 8604 Olive Boulevard in University City, serving Taiwanese cuisine. The restaurant relocated, under the name Tai Ke Shabu Shabu, in late 2020 to 9626 Olive Boulevard in Olivette.
A call to Tai Ke Shabu Shabu went unanswered on Tuesday. (The restaurant is regularly closed on Tuesdays.)