OTTUMWA MAN ARRESTED FOR WEEKEND SHOOTING

Ottumwa man arrested for weekend shooting

Ottumwa Police have arrested a man in connection with a weekend shooting.  Around 10:45 Saturday night (8/8), Police responded to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of West Main.  It was reported two vehicles had stopped in the road and someone in one vehicle fired gunshots at the other.  When Police arrived, both vehicles had left the scene, but there was evidence of a shooting.  A short time later, Wapello County Sheriff’s Deputies were told of a road accident west of Ottumwa on Highway 34.  It was determined that the vehicle where the gunshots came from had forced the other vehicle off the road.  No one was injured.  On Wednesday (8/12), Ottumwa Police searched a residence in the 400 block of North Jefferson.  They found the vehicle involved in the shooting and also recovered firearms.  27-year-old Shwee Htoo of Ottumwa was arrested and charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon—that’s a Class C felony.

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