(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Council Bluffs Police Chief Matt Davis reports a second suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting incident that took place outside of a bar, early Sunday morning. 32-year-old Cole Nathaniel Thurlow, of Council Bluffs, faces two counts of Attempted Murder and one count of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon, following a continuing investigation into the incident that occurred at around 2-a.m. Sunday, where multiple rounds were fired at an occupied vehicle, in the parking lot of the O’Face Bar.

Turlow is cooperating with the investigation. His case was referred to the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office for prosecution. The first suspect taken into custody Sunday, 22-year-old Ty’Jon Lamonn Edwards, of Missouri Valley, in also charged with two, Class-B Felony counts of Attempted Murder, and a Class-C Felony charge of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon.

Chief Matt Davis says “The CBPD would like to thank the community and law enforcement partners who assisted in this investigation. Thank you to the members of the public who came forward with information. The public is always strongly encouraged to come forward and say something if you see something. Finally, the CBPD is grateful for the tireless efforts of the detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division. To any individual intending to do violence in the City of Council Bluffs, rest assured you will be identified and held accountable. The public should be reminded that all persons charged in this case should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”

(Original post on March 24th):

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs report a Harrison County man was arrested Monday on warrants for Felony attempted murder and weapon charges, following a shooting investigation.  Authorities say 22-year-old Ty’Jon Lamonn Edwards, of Missouri Valley, was being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail on two, Class-B Felony counts of Attempted Murder, and a Class-C Felony charge of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon.

At around 2-a.m. Sunday, March 23rd, 2025, Council Bluffs Police were dispatched to a shooting at the O’Face Bar in the 2400 block of 9th Avenue, in Council Bluffs, where a disturbance had occurred as the bar was closing, which resulted in a male suspect firing multiple rounds at the bar and an occupied vehicle in the bar’s parking lot. No one was hit by the gunfire but an occupant of the car did receive treatment at a local hospital for minor injuries.

After investigators identified Edwards as the suspect, arrest warrants were obtained, and at around Noon on Monday, March 24th, members of the Metro Fugitive Task Force located a vehicle that Edwards was riding in, near 16th Street and West Broadway in Council Bluffs. Task Force members were able to stop the vehicle and take him into custody without incident.

An investigation into the shooting incident is ongoing. Authorities say additional arrests are anticipated. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728. To remain anonymous, they may call CrimeStoppers at 712-328-7867 or submit an on-line crime tip at:
https://www.councilbluffs-ia.gov/FormCenter/Police-Department-2/Online-CrimeStoppers-Tip-70