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Atchison shooting sends one to jail

By Brian Hagen

04/13/2020

Za’Heer Cluke (Credit: Atchison Co Sheriff's Office)

(KAIR)--Shots fired in the City of Atchison has lead to one arrest.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, in a release, said 21-year-old Za’Heer Cluke was taken into custody early Monday morning for allegedly being the one behind the shooting.

According to Wilson, Atchison Police Officers were called to the 1000 block of North 8th Street around 1:10 Monday morning following a report that shots had been fired in that location.

Discovering damage to a residence, officers began to investigate, and were led to the 500 block of North 9th Street where Cluke was arrested around 15 minutes after the investigation began.

According to Wilson, a handgun, believed to have been used in the shooting, was recovered by police at a location between the scene of the shooting and where Cluke was located.
A search warrant was executed at Cluke’s residence where Wilson said additional evidence was seized.

Cluke now faces charges for criminal discharge of a firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon by a felon.

Following his arrest, Cluke was booked into the Atchison County Jail.

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