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Fatal Shooting in Moline

One person is dead, one hospitalized, and one under arrest, after a shooting in Moline this morning. 

About 10:30 am shots were fired in the area of 53rd Street and 47th Avenue. And officers found a parked car with two wounded people in the front seat. And 18 year old was pronounced dead at a local hospital, while a 19 year old has been airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City. 
A third person in the car, in the back seat, was not hurt. 
With help from witnesses, officers found a handgun, then found the 17 year old male juvenile they believe was the shooter. He's charged with first degree murder and bond has been set at 2 million dollars. 

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.