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Confrontation outside Marshalltown bar leads to fatal shooting

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June 3rd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Marshalltown police have not yet released the name of the man who was shot and killed early Saturday outside a tavern. Police Chief Mike Tupper says the incident happened about 1-20 A-M near the Center Street Station bar. “There’s a video floating around on social media that a lot of people have seen and it’s been shared with us over and over,” Tupper says, “and I want everybody to know that we do have that video and we are aware of it.”

Police say the man was shot and critically wounded, and later died at the hospital. Tupper says the incident was the result of a confrontation between the victim and another person. “It’s really unfortunate and frustrating for us how quickly people are to go to violence to settle disputes,” the chief says, “and how quickly people are to go to guns to settle disputes. I’m disturbed by that. It’s becoming a bigger problem in our society.”

Tupper says they hope to have an announcement about an arrest later today (Monday). The state D-C-I is helping with the investigation.