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Circle-K Shooting Victim Identified as WB 20-Year Old

By on December 13, 2012
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THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS SHOT IN THE BACK EARLY LAST(WED) NITE IN FRONT OF THE CIRCLE-K GAS STATION IN BURLINGTON HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 20-YEAR OLD BRANDON RABE OF WEST BURLINGTON. HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER, BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN IOWA CITY. BURLINGTON POLICE LIEUTENANT ADAM SCHAEFER SAYS RABE’S INJURIES ARE NOT BELIEVED TO BE LIFE-THREATENING AND DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN TALKING TO HIM TODAY(THUR), TO FIND OUT IF HE KNOWS WHO SHOT HIM. SCHAEFER SAYS AUTHORITIES ARE ALSO TRYING TO DETERMINE IF SEVERAL OTHER DISTURBANCES IN THE SOUTH HILL AREA YESTERDAY(WED) WERE SOMEHOW RELATED TO THE SHOOTING.

CITY POLICE ARE ALSO STILL ANXIOUS TO HEAR ANY INFORMATION POTENTIAL WITNESSES CAN PROVIDE. IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, YOU’RE URGED TO CALL 753-8362.