Suspects In Custody In Waterloo Shooting

Police investigate a shooting on Waterloo's east side on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010. (Myke Goings/Freelance)

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Aug 4, 2010 at 8:58 PM CDT

Story Updated: Aug 5, 2010 at 8:06 AM CDT

WATERLOO -- A Waterloo shooting put one teen in the hospital and two others behind bars.

Police say the shooting happened around 7 p.m. Wednesday on Polk Street, about a block west of Highland Elementary School.

Officers found a 16-year-old with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was treated and released at a local hospital.

16-year-olds Jalen Hall and Nathanial Whittaker, both of Waterloo, are in jail facing charges of carrying weapons, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and willful injury.

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