Arrest made in Kwik Star shooting; attempted murder charge filed
UPDATE: July 21, 2022, 11:26 a.m. — An 18-year-old has been arrested for attempted murder in an overnight shooting in west Davenport.
At approximately 1:37 a.m. July 21, Davenport Police responded to Kwik Star (2850 W. Locust St.) in reference to reports of shots fired with one victim.
Responding officers located a 17-year-old boy inside the business suffering from a gunshot wound, police said Thursday. Upon arrival, a Davenport Police Officer applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding until the scene was secured for responding medical personnel. The 17-year-old was transported by Medic EMS to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Kwik Star sustained damage from gunfire. No other injuries or damage was reported. Through investigation, officers identified and arrested the shooting suspect, 18-year-old Cazmier Shaw. Shaw is charged with:
• Attempted murder (two counts)
• Willful injury
• Intimidation with a dangerous weapon (two counts)
• Carrying weapons
Shaw intentionally illegally possessed and conceal a semi-automatic firearm inside of the occupied convenience store, according to the police affidavit. He fired his weapon multiple times at two intended targets, who were among three employees and an uninvolved store patron, arrest affidavits say.
The victim was struck by gunfire in the upper left leg, requiring emergency medical care for the serious injury, the affidavit says. This act of violence placed everyone near the registers at an extreme risk of serious bodily injury or death, it says. Officers located Shaw and recovered the firearm shortly after the shooting.
Shaw, who is being held on $75,000 cash-only bond in Scott County Jail, is set for a preliminary hearing July 29 in Scott County Court.
This incident remains under investigation; no further information is available at this time.
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EARLIER: Multiple shots were fired at a Davenport Kwik Star early Thursday morning, resulting in a shattered front door.
It happened around 1:40 a.m. in the 2800 block of West Locust Street. Our crew saw at least nine Davenport squad cars on scene.
At this time we do not know the full extent of the damage or if anyone was injured.
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