BURLINGTON – An Iowa man pointing a gun to his head with children inside the home allegedly shot a woman as she attempted to disarm him, and now he’s facing serious charges.
Police say that on September 23, 20224, the Burlington Fire Department responded to the 1200 Block of Gnahn Street regarding a female with a cut on her hand. When the female was transported to the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, she advised that the injury to her hand was a gunshot wound. The female advised that a male who resides in her residence had a gun to his head and when she attempted to disarm him, she was shot in the hand. The male was identified as Colton Brown. Detectives later learned that two children were inside the residence at the time of the shooting.
Upon further investigation by detectives of the Burlington Police Department, Colton Brown (pictured at top) was transported and booked into the Des Moines County Jail for the following charges:
– Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person (Class D Felony)
– Two counts of Child Endangerment (Aggravated Misdemeanor)
The female was treated and released from the hospital for the non-life-threatening injury to her hand.