IOWA CITY – Four persons were shot near downtown Iowa City Sunday morning, with all the victims apparently surviving but ending up in area hospitals, police say.
At 2:55 AM on Sunday, August 3, 2025, Iowa City Police responded to the 600 Block of East Court Street for a report of a shooting.
Responding officers discovered evidence of a shooting. In the hours following the shooting, four gunshot wound victims were identified. One victim was transported from the scene via Johnson County Ambulance to an area hospital where they received treatment for non-life threatening injuries. The three additional victims transported themselves to hospitals in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Iowa City Police were assisted by the Iowa City Fire Department, Johnson County Ambulance Service, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, the Johnson County Joint Emergency Communications Center, the University of Iowa Department of Campus Safety, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.