(Council Bluffs) A man is in custody stemming from a shooting in Council Bluffs on October 23.
According to police, an arrest warrant was issued on October 25 for 30-year-old Sean Anthony Ewing, a transient, for one count of Attempt to Commit Murder, a Class B Felony, and Going Armed with Intent, a Class D Felony.
On Thursday, members of the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force located Ewing in the parking lot of Riverbend Apartments, 804 North 35th Street in Council Bluffs. Ewing was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Pottawattamie County Jail on no bond.
On October 23, Council Bluffs police and fire crews were dispatched to 901 North 35th Street at approximately 7:26 p.m. after receiving a report of an assault. Officers located a 21-year-old woman behind the C building with injuries to her upper and lower body.
Council Bluffs Fire/Rescue transported the victim to a local hospital, where she was stabilized and treated for at least one gunshot wound. She was later transferred to an Omaha hospital for further treatment.
Investigators determined that several people were gathered in an apartment when an argument broke out, resulting in the woman being shot.
During the investigation, 44-year-old Tiffany Russell of Council Bluffs was arrested for interference with official acts and disobedience to a police officer after allegedly refusing to follow officers’ instructions and attempting to enter the crime scene.
Twenty-seven-year-old Riley French of Council Bluffs was also arrested after officers learned he had a valid no-contact order involving one of the subjects at the residence. He was charged with violating the order.
Anyone with information about the Featherstone Apartments shooting is encouraged to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728. Anonymous tips can be submitted to CrimeStoppers at 712-328-7867 or through the department’s online CrimeStoppers tip form.
