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16-year old arrested after shots fired incident in Council Bluffs

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February 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A call to Council Bluffs Police at 1:35-a.m. today (Thursday) about shots being fired, resulted in the arrest of a 16-year old male. Bluffs Police report the citizen who called, said they heard between six and 10 gunshots in the 3000 block of Avenue M. Officers quickly responded to the area and found three male subjects walking near the area of North 29th and Avenue L. When the subjects were searched, the 16-year old was found to have been carrying a .22-caliber handgun in his backpack. The teen was arrested and placed in the care of the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center. A search of the area for shell casings and damage yielded no results.