Marion police seeking help identifying witnesses to fatal shooting

Mar. 23, 2023 4:37 pm

MARION — The Marion Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying witnesses of a fatal shooting at a Marion bar last Friday.

Police were called to Cocktails and Company, 1625 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion, at 11:06 p.m. March 17 on a report of shots fired, according to a news release from the Marion Police Department.

Cameron Barnes, 32, was injured. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died, the release states. No one else was injured in the shooting.

The police department released several photos Thursday that were obtained from security footage inside the bar the night of the shooting. Police are asking the public to help identify any of the people in the photos, so investigators can speak with them about what they saw or heard.

Anyone who recognizes one of the pictured individuals is asked to contact the Marion Police Department at 319-377-1511 or, to remain anonymous, Linn County Crime Stoppers at 800-272-7463.

Comments: (319) 398-8328; emily.andersen@thegazette.com

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Marion Police are looking for witnesses to a fatal shooting March 17 at Cocktails and Company bar. They are seeking help identifying anyone in these photos, taken from security camera footage. (Contributed)