Iowa City shooting suspect pleads not guilty

A Cedar Rapids teen charged with attempted murder after three people were shot at in Iowa City  this month has pleaded not guilty.

According to online court documents, Dannish Robertson, 16, issued a written plea of not guilty Friday to three class B felony attempted-murder charges, and three class B felony first-degree robbery charges. He was charged after firing a gun multiple times at people near Mercer Park, police said.

A jury trial for Robertson was set for 9 a.m. Sept. 20, according to online court information, with a pretrial conference scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 9.

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Teen charged with attempted murder in Iowa City shooting

No one was reported injured in the shooting, but a bullet struck the home of one of the victims, according to police.

The shooting occurred about 7 p.m. July 6. Police responded to a report of shots fired in front of a house near Esther Court and Parkview Avenue. Police said someone had pulled out a pistol and told the victims to empty their pockets, then ran to a vehicle and fired shots toward the juvenile-age victims.

Police were given details about the suspected shooter, vehicle and license plate. A traffic stop four minutes later led to five juveniles, including Robertson, with a pistol.

Iowa City police spokesman Sgt. Scott Gaarde said Robertson and the victims knew each other and "it was an ongoing dispute" among them. Robertson was taken to the Linn County juvenile detention center.

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