EAGLE GROVE, IOWA – Two men were shot in this small Iowa community Sunday night, law enforcement says.
The shooting incident took place around 8:00 PM in Eagle Grove, a town in Wright county, Iowa. One man shot another, and preliminary information is, he then shot himself.
The names of the injured persons have not been released. Both men eventually ended up in hospitals in Des Moines. The severity of their injuries was not made public.
State and local investigators are continuing to work the case at this time.
UPDATE FROM EAGLE GROVE POLICE:
At 8:00pm on Sunday, February 14th, Eagle Grove Officers and Wright County Deputies responded to a call that a man had been shot in the 100 block of N. Lucas Ave, in Eagle Grove. On their arrival they found that both the victim and the suspect had sustained gunshot wounds. The victim was taken, by ambulance, to Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion and then later transferred to Mercy Medical Center, in Des Moines. The suspect was taken, by ambulance, to Trinity Regional Medical Center, in Fort Dodge and then transferred to Iowa Methodist Hospital, in Des Moines. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The names of both the victim and the suspect are being withheld pending and on-going investigation by the Iowa DCI and the Eagle Grove Police Department.
Any criminal charges are merely an accusation and all suspects are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
