article_snippet.sent: What happened is, we were just asked to be there by Troy,' Austin Bird said Wednesday in a phone interview. '
article_snippet.sent: It was supposed to be a strategy meeting,' Austin Bird recalled, 'to get we thoughts about issues.
article_snippet.sent: Austin Bird said 'we were called.' '
article_snippet.sent: The mayor of LeClaire was there, and The mayor of LeClaire wife was there,' Austin Bird said, recalling the scene at the coffee shop.