Owen Laird

Death by Force

On a Sunday afternoon in West Burlington, Iowa, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at Pat Klein Park. It was November 14, 2021, when 18-year-old Owen Michael Laird, a White/Caucasian male, was fatally shot. Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 600 block of Swan Street around 3:14 p.m. and discovered Laird with gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, but his life could not be saved, and he was pronounced dead. Laird, who was originally from Ma ...Read More

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