William Todd Fowler, 31, of Moline, Illinois, was shot in the early morning hours of December 9, 2018, at a residence in the 400 block of 8th Street in the Floreciente neighborhood. He was taken to Unity Point-Rock Island and later transferred to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where he died the same day.
Investigators say the residence was targeted because of ongoing gang conflicts, but Fowler was not the intended target and had no known association with those involved. On December 20, 2018, First Degree Murder warrants were issued for three people: 29-year-old Nathan C. Luten of Silvis, 17-year-old Rory D. Bruno Jr. of Colona, and a 15-year-old juvenile from East Moline. Luten was already in custody on unrelated charges and was remanded on a $2,130,000 bond; Bruno Jr. and the juvenile were taken to the Mary Davis Detention Home with bonds set at $2,000,000 each.
Luten was additionally accused of threatening to kill a Moline police detective, harassment by telephone with threat of death, threatening a public official, and aggravated fleeing/eluding. Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted the Moline Police Department during the investigation. Does anyone in the area have information about the shooting or the individuals involved?