15-year-old charged with attempted murder after Ames Memorial Day shooting injures one

Danielle Gehr, Ames Tribune
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Ames police charged a 15-year-old male with attempted murder after an early morning shooting on Memorial Day.

Officers responded to Mary Greeley Medical Center, where the victim, an 18-year-old male, arrived with a gunshot wound at 12:45 a.m., according to an Ames police news release. The shooting occurred minutes earlier on the 600 block of South 17th Street.

The 15-year-old suspect was taken into custody Tuesday and transported to juvenile detention. The victim remains hospitalized in stable condition.

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The shooting remains under investigation and additional charges are possible, according to police.

Danielle Gehr is a politics and government reporter for the Ames Tribune. She can be reached by email at dgehr@gannett.com, phone at (515) 663-6925 or on Twitter at @Dani_Gehr.

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