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Cops arrest juvenile after shots fired in downtown Iowa City

IOWA CITY - A child allegedly, recklessly, fired a gun in the popular Iowa City downtown area on a recent morning, and cops now have the suspect in custody as they promise more arrests in the incident.
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Iowa City, Iowa, near the incident
IOWA CITY – A child allegedly, recklessly, fired a gun in the popular Iowa City downtown area on a recent morning, and cops now have the suspect in custody as they promise more arrests in the incident.

Police say that at 3 AM on Sunday, March 8, 2026, Iowa City police responded to the 200 Block of South Clinton Street for a report of a shot fired. The ensuing investigation recovered evidence of gunfire.

Following the investigation into an incident on March 8, 2026, in which shots were fired in the 200 block of South Clinton Street, a juvenile has been arrested on charges of riot, reckless use of a firearm causing property damage, minor in possession of a dangerous weapon, and person ineligible to carry a dangerous weapon.

Additional arrests are anticipated, police claim, and the incident remains under investigation.

The Iowa City Police Department has been assisted in this investigation by the University of Iowa Police Department and Burlington Police Department.

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