A Washington County jury on Friday found a 24-year-old Council Bluffs man guilty of shooting the mother of his child and killing her brother in May 2023.
Elijah Logan was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree domestic assault, child abuse, burglary and use of a weapon to commit a felony, according to court records.
According to an affidavit for Logan’s arrest, 22-year-old Samantha Ely called 911 on May 12, 2023, to report that she had been shot at her home in Blair. She identified Logan — the father of her child — as the alleged gunman and reported that her brother, Jordan Ely, also had been shot and was laying on the floor.
Jordan Ely was pronounced dead at the scene. Samantha Ely was shot “several times,†according to the affidavit, but she survived and was transported to the hospital. The child was not injured.
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A sentencing date for Logan was not immediately available Friday.