PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been found guilty of randomly shooting at people while driving through a Des Moines suburb.
The Des Moines Register reports that Pete Jason Polson, 33, was convicted of several charges including attempted murder and two counts of assault with intent to inflict serious injury.
Prosecutors say Polson randomly shot at people in Pleasant Hill on last Nov. 17.
Police say Zachary Whitehil 25, was shot in the back and another bullet went through his neck and into his shoulder. Mark Mitchel, 34, was shot in the abdomen while he was on his front porch. A third man was shot at but was not
injured.
Polson faces up to 25 years in prison when sentenced in December.
- Posted October 26, 2015
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