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14-year old boy dead after shootout between vehicles in Davenport

Davenport officers spent Thursday evening at the scenes of a shooting and a crash, later starting a death investigation after a body was found.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A 14-year old boy was found dead after a shooting between a group of cars involved in a chase on Farnam Street in Davenport Thursday evening. Police have identified the victim as Jamon Winfrey from Davenport. 

Credit: 14th and Farnam

Police had the area of Farnam Sreet between 13th and 14th Avenues blocked off for several hours after a report of shots being fired between a group of three vehicles.

Officers located spent cartridges at the scene and went door-to-door interviewing witnesses.

A death investigation was launched after a body was discovered in a yard located in the 1300 block of Farnam Street. The body was later identified to be that of a 14-year old boy who had sustained a gunshot wound.

An autopsy is pending. This investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.

Central Park Avenue and Pershing Avenue

Credit: Pershing and Central Park Ave

At a parallel scene, a white car was found crashed near the front of a home on the corner of Central Park Avenue and Pershing Avenue.

That vehicle and another were towed away from the scene before 5 p.m.

The area has since been cleared. 

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