On Monday, October 27, 2025, at 3:55 AM, the Mason City Police Department responded to a disturbance at a private residence on 29th Street SW. While responding to the scene, officers located another person involved in incident who was driving themselves to Mercy One with a gunshot wound.
At the scene, officers were able to identify the occupants of the house and located evidence of a shooting. After obtaining a search warrant for the residence, a firearm was recovered from inside the home.
Michael Anthony Orozco, age 35, Mason City, was admitted to Mercy One North Iowa with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. His injury is not life threatening.
Cody Dean Dakin (pictured at top), age 30 of Mason City, has been charged with being a prohibited possessor of a firearm. He is currently in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on no bond, pending a court appearance.
The incident remains under investigation.
Thank goodness they got this trash off the streets. No more EBT for this clown. Go back to where you came from!
Shoot … it’ll probably arrive anyway.
Why?
Colleen Weiland should be ashamed of herself
Why?