Man arrested on murder charge after fatal shooting in Marion bar

MARION — A man was arrested Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder in relation to a fatal shooting at a Marion bar on St. Patrick’s Day, according to a news release from the Marion Police Department.

Duval Walker, 28, was arrested by U.S. Marshals and members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and Waterloo and Marion police departments in Waterloo, in the 900 block of Linn Street, Wednesday. He is accused of fatally shooting Cameron Barnes, 32, at Cocktails and Company, 1625 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion.

Along with the first-degree murder charge, Walker is also facing charges of possession of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon and going armed with intent.

Police were called to the bar at 11:06 p.m. March 17 on a report of shots fired. Barnes was found injured and was taken to a hospital where he died.

Marion Police on March 23 released photos from the bar security footage the night of the shooting, asking for the public’s help to identify anyone who was present that night and may have been a witness to the shooting.

Walker is being held in the Linn County Correctional Center in Cedar Rapids.

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