(Council Bluffs) A man is in custody on Attempted Murder and other charges for allegedly shooting a woman while driving a vehicle on Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs.
Police say the victim walked into the emergency department at the University of Nebraska Medical Center with a gunshot wound and told officers she had been driving westbound on I-80 near South 24th Street when she spotted her ex-boyfriend driving alongside her vehicle.
Investigators say multiple shots were fired, with two bullets striking her cell phone and another hitting her in the shoulder. The woman then drove to a friend’s house, and the friend took her to the hospital.
Her injuries are not considered life-threatening. Police later located the suspect, identified as a 40-year-old male, facing charges of attempted murder, violation of a no-contact order, and other weapons charges. Authorities did not release his name.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Council Bluffs Police Criminal Investigation Unit at 712-890-5400, extension 3.
