Arrest made in shooting outside of a Council Bluffs convenience/gas store; 2nd suspect killed
December 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson
(Update 12/17 w/2nd suspect killed) – Council Bluffs Police, Wednesday evening, said a woman wanted in connection with a shooting incident November 26th near a convenience store/gas station. Authorities say 30-year old Megan Bressman was located and arrested on a Council Bluffs Police on a warrant for Accessory After the Fact, as well as valid warrants out of Nebraska.
Bressman was located in a residence in the west end of Council Bluffs. She was apprehended alone and without incident. Bressman was transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections.
The second suspect in the shooting, Benjamin Manley, was on the run for weeks. The U.S. Border Patrol says a man later the suspect was fatally shot after his vehicle went around an immigration checkpoint in southern New Mexico. They didn’t immediately know whether the man killed himself or was struck by Border Patrol agents’ gunfire when they returned his fire during a pursuit Wednesday. The incident began at a checkpoint on a highway near Las Cruces and ended west of Truth or Consequences. The Border Patrol said a female passenger in the car was taken into custody.
A local law enforcement source said Manley was the shooter, and U.S. Marshals confirmed they are no longer looking for Manley, although the Border Patrol have not officially identified the suspect involved in the shootout.
The incident they are suspected of involvement in, happened outside of the gas station/convenience store at 1305 N. 25th Street. An adult female returning from the store was fired upon by a subject believed to be Manley. She escaped, but her vehicle was struck by two rounds fired from the weapon.