BURLINGTON, Iowa —
Update - November 14
On Friday, November 14 at 9:55 a.m., the Burlington and West Burlington Police Departments arrested Kevin Lee, the 26-year-old man that was also injured in the incident, on the charge of 1st Degree Murder. He is being held at the Des Moines County Correctional Center on no bond pending a court appearance.
Update - November 13
On Friday, November 13, the woman was identified as 24-year-old Burlington resident Riley Smith. An autopsy is scheduled for the following Saturday. The man remains unnamed.
Original Story
A woman was killed and a man was injured after gunfire in Burlington Wednesday night.
The Burlington Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 2200 block of South 10th Street at 11 p.m., Nov. 11, 2020, according to a statement from Lt. Wayne Thomson with the department.
Officers found a 24-year-old woman who was declared dead at the scene and a 26-year-old man who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Thomson said those with information about this incident should call the Burlington Area Crime Stoppers at (319) 753-6835 or the Burlington Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at (319) 753-8375.