Author: Allison Jacobs

According to a post by the Keokuk Police Department, At 4:59pm yesterday, Officers responded to a call for service in which the reporting party stated shots were fired. This is believed to be a targeted incident and there was not an ongoing threat to the general public.

The Burlington Police Department has announced that a suspect in a Burlington shooting incident has turned himself in.

16-year-old Hamazah Tandia turned himself in to authorities on Sunday, July 30th.

According to a news release, at 6:14 PM Tuesday, July 25th, Burlington Police Officers were dispatched to the intersection of South 8th and Elm Streets on a report of gunshots. Officers were told a male had fired shots at a silver Ford Edge as it drove by the intersection. Numerous shell casings were found in the intersection but the targeted vehicle had left the scene.

A short time later, employees from the Dollar General Store located at 1015 Division advised Terrance Gordon, who arrived there with a gunshot wound to his torso. Officers discovered the injured male had arrived there in a silver Ford Edge that had been struck several times by bullets. The victim was transported to Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.

During the investigation, officers were told 17-year-old Immanuel Johnson, and 16-year-old Hamazah Tandia, were involved in the shooting.  Detectives were able to observe video footage from a vehicle’s dash camera that showed Johnson hand a handgun off to Tandia, who then shot into the vehicle numerous times.

Officers located Johnson and took him into custody after a brief foot chase, and he was found to be in possession of a handgun at the time of his apprehension. Tandia has not been located but arrest warrants were obtained for his arrest.

Johnson was charged with Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon.

Tandia had warrants for Attempted Murder, Intimidation With A Dangerous Weapon, and Willful Injury.

According to a news release, at 3:37 AM Thursday, July 27th, the Burlington Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 1305 Corse Street in Burlington.  Firefighters arrived at 3:43 Am to find a detached garage fully engulfed in flames.

The two vehicles adjacent to the garage also sustained damage from the fire.

The garage is considered a total loss. The property and its contents are insured.

Eleven initial Burlington firefighters responded to the call. A box alarm was struck, which resulted in calling in 10 off-duty Burlington Firefighters. West Burlington Fire Department responded with automatic aid. Alliant Gas and Energy and the Burlington Police Department assisted on the scene.

The cause of the fire has been ruled undetermined and not considered suspicious.

No injuries were reported.

Around 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, emergency crews from Mt. Pleasant, New London, and Salem responded to reports of a house fire in the 400-block of North Main Street.

While the initial fire located on the first level of the two-story home was quickly knocked down by Mt. Pleasant and New London crews, a total of 25 firefighters spent approximately three hours going through the home to check for hot spots. Extra caution was taken considering the extreme temperatures experienced last week as well as smoke from the fire. Sadly the family’s dog, Tank, was lost in the fire.