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Felon charged after shooting in Davenport

A series of police stops led to the capture and charging of a man who fired shots, hitting a person and a building, Friday night.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Joseph Bragg was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Witnesses testified against Bragg over a shooting on October 25, 2019, in the parking lot of an apartment building in Davenport.  

He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and up to life in prison. 

Previously:

A series of police stops led to the capture and charging of a man who fired shots, hitting a person and a building, Friday night.

On Friday, October 25th, at 7:50 p.m., Davenport Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1300 block of East 37th Street. Officers searched the scene and found spent cartridges in a parking lot and a building stuck by gunfire.

Around 10:50 p.m., police responded to the same area regarding the same shots fired call, and were able to identify a victim who had been shot earlier in the evening. They also discovered a gunfire-damaged vehicle.

Around 11:44 p.m. police initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that matched the description of the suspect's vehicle. The suspect, 24-year-old Davenport resident Darvill Bragg, was identified in the vehicle and arrested. A firearm was also recovered.

Bragg has been charged with Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

No further information is available at this time. 

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