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UPDATE 2 men arrested for Attempted Murder in Council Bluffs

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January 13th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(In an update to our earlier reports) Council Bluffs Police say two men were arrested following an investigation into a shooting Tuesday evening. The incident happened at around 6-p.m., at 1221 North 31st Street. Officers arrived to find the victim, 32-year-old Jeffrey Enders, of Council Bluffs, on the ground, with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. Medics arrived and began treatment at the scene and then transported Enders to Mercy Hospital for further evaluation.

Cody Chapin

Gage Eggum

As the investigation progressed, Detectives were able to gather information on two possible suspects. Both suspects, 22-year old Gage Eggum, from Omaha, and 28-year-old Cody Chapin, from Council Bluffs, were later located and interviewed by detectives. The detectives were able to gather enough information to warrant both suspects be taken into custody for Attempted Murder and Going Armed with Intent.

Eggum and Chapin were transported to Pottawattamie Corrections. The incident remains under investigation.