Overview
- Police say a 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were wounded with non-life-threatening injuries after shots were fired inside the CityBird restaurant on Fountain Square.
- Investigators released video of the incident and said a warrant was signed for a 24-year-old on felonious assault and weapons-under-disability charges, with two others taken into custody.
- Chief Teresa Theetge said the confrontation began as a verbal dispute near Clifton before moving downtown, and a juvenile was arrested after allegedly discarding a firearm outside the restaurant.
- The city has increased patrols at Fountain Square, including SWAT presence, as officials prepare for large gatherings and consider enforcement changes.
- Mayor Aftab Pureval proposed moving the Fountain Square youth curfew to 6 p.m. and exploring adjustments to Government Square’s transit operations, drawing mixed reactions from businesses and students who also call for bus route changes to reduce large student congregations.