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Shooting leaves one person dead in Council Bluffs

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May 7th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating a shooting that took place at around 5:20-p.m., Monday. Officers responded to 9th Avenue and South Main Street, for a shooting incident involving subjects in three vehicles. Authorities say after shots were fired, the vehicles continued to 5thAvenue and South Main Street where one of the cars crashed and other two stopped.

The driver of one of the cars had been shot and was transported to UNMC by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are currently interviewing the other involved subjects who remained at the scene and witnesses from both scenes.

The incident remains under investigation, with authorities still in the process of gathering information and collecting evidence. No other information is available at this time. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact the Council Bluffs Criminal Investigations Division at 712-328-4728, or Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.