An Auburn man caught in the crossfire of a shootout in Des Moines Saturday night says he came within inches of being killed or injured.

The 26-year-old man was driving home from a barbecue gathering at his Des Moines-area church around 9:00 p.m., headed east on S. 260 th near Pacific Highway S., when shooters at a Shell gas station opened fire.

Bullets struck his car five times.

Des Moines police investigators say a total of three cars were hit by the gunfire, including one that was hit by at least 20 bullets.

No injuries were reported from the occupants of any of the cars.

Police do not know whether the driver of the vehicle hit 20 times was the target of the shooting.

It’s unclear how many bullets hit the third vehicle, but police say the driver of that car bailed out, and ran of

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