Shots fired at Ankeny bar lead to attempted murder charge
Shots fired at Ankeny bar lead to attempted murder charge
I’M JAMES STRATTON KCCI 8 NEWS. I WAS NEWS LEADER IN ANKENY. A MAN FACES ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES FOR FIRING A SHOT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE YANKEE CLIPPER IN THE CITY’S UPTOWN DISTRICT. ANKENY POLICE SAY ROBERT BARKER WAS FIGHTING WITH SOMEBODY BEFORE HE FIRED A GUN AROUND 130 THIS MORNING. NOBODY WAS HURT. POLICE SAY BARKER TRIED TO LEAVE TH
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Shots fired at Ankeny bar lead to attempted murder charge
An Ankeny man is facing attempted murder charges after a dispute at Yankee Clipper bar early Monday morning.Police responded to a report of shots fired in the bar's parking lot.After talking to the victim, witnesses and the suspect, 53-year-old Robert Barker was taken into custody. Police say Barker tried to leave the scene when officers got there.Barker was booked into the Polk County Jail.No injuries were reported.Stay with KCCI online and on-air as this story develops.
ANKENY, Iowa —
An Ankeny man is facing attempted murder charges after a dispute at Yankee Clipper bar early Monday morning.
Police responded to a report of shots fired in the bar's parking lot.
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After talking to the victim, witnesses and the suspect, 53-year-old Robert Barker was taken into custody. Police say Barker tried to leave the scene when officers got there.
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No injuries were reported.
Stay with KCCI online and on-air as this story develops.