WEBSTER CITY – Police and other emergency responders raced to a house in Webster City where a man had been shot twice.
On July 2, 2023, at 6:49 PM, the Webster City Police Department responded to a 911 call of a man with a firearm at 408 Grove Street in Webster City. The 911 caller stated a male discharged a weapon and was running around in the yard. Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male who was suffering from two gunshot wounds.
Responding officers provided medical treatment to the male until paramedics from the Van Diest Medical Center arrived on scene. The male was transported to the Van Diest Medical Center and then transferred by air ambulance to a Des Moines area medical center for treatment of what are believed to be non-life threatening gunshots wounds.
At this time the police department is conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the incident at 408 Grove Street. The initial investigation indicates there is no harm to the public and this was an isolated incident. The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
Due to this be an active investigation, the name of the wounded individual is not being released.
The Webster City Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Van Diest Medical Center.
