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(update w/photo’s) – Weekend shooting incidents in Creston

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October 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Hy-Vee store and two vehicles were damaged by blasts from a shotgun early Sunday morning. According to the Creston News Advertiser, someone drove to the front of the grocery store at around 2:30-a.m. and fired at least one round from a 12-gauge shotgun. The slug damaged pumpkins and broke the glass on window near the store’s entrance.

Images of shooting suspect's car. (Photo's from Lenox P-D's Facebook page)

Images of shooting suspect’s car. (Photo’s from Lenox P-D’s Facebook page)

The suspect drove-off and unloaded three more shotgun slugs near the 400 block of New York Avenue, where two unoccupied vehicles were damaged. No injuries were reported. The car, observed in surveillance video, is grayish blue in color. The driver was wearing a bright orange shirt.

Anyone with information with regard to the incidents should contact Creston Police at 641-782-8402.