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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., 10/4/17

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October 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jurors have found a man guilty in the 2015 shooting death of another man in downtown Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports that Polk County jurors on Monday found Dre’Sean Barber guilty of second-degree murder in the Nov. 29, 2015, shooting death of Edmanuel Perez. The Polk County Attorney’s Office says jurors also found Barber guilty of an assault charge in the shooting of Andrew Hurley-Boyd. He was also injured downtown. Judge Karen Romano will sentence Barber on Nov. 17.

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — A suburban Des Moines district plans to reopen for school Wednesday after authorities said they couldn’t substantiate any of the threats received by students’ parents. Johnston Community School District officials decided Monday night to cancel classes for Tuesday because of the anonymous and threatening texts parents and others received around 8 p.m. Monday. Johnston Police Chief Dennis McDaniel said Tuesday that investigators couldn’t substantiate “any credible or imminent threat.”

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man fatally shot after police officers stopped his vehicle in Burlington. The Hawk Eye reports that police identified the man as Burlington resident Marquis “Bubba” Jones. Police say one officer fired during Sunday afternoon’s incident and say a handgun not belonging to any officer was found at the scene. Police haven’t said who the gun belonged to, whether Jones had fired any weapon or pointed any at the officers.

MARION, Iowa (AP) — Police in the Cedar Rapids suburb of Marion have charged a man with first-degree murder in the death of a woman whose body was found rolled up in a blanket after being left for several days in a trailer. Police arrested Gregory Davis after the woman’s body was found Monday morning in a parked trailer. Officers found the body after being sent to a residence for a welfare check. Davis is being held at the Linn County jail with bond set at $2 million.