Police in Council Bluffs are looking for a man who they say was involved in an attempted murder late Monday afternoon. Sgt. Dave Dawson with the Council Bluffs P-D says officers were called to 733 Mynster at around 4:40-p.m. for a shooting that had just occurred. After they arrived, officers determined 44-year old Sally L. Huffman, of Council Bluffs, had been shot by a small caliber handgun, and had suffered a wound to the right ankle area. The woman was transported to Creighton Hospital in Omaha for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Huffman told investigators a black male, about 30-to 40-years old, weighing about 500-to 600 pounds, had knocked on her door. When the woman opened the door, the suspect asked if “Antoine” was there. Huffman told the man she didn’t know anyone by that name, and closed the door on the suspect. While she went to a back room in the apartment, the suspect, who was also described as having a chipped front tooth, medium length black hair and was clean shaven, came in through the unlocked apartment door and confronted the woman.

He produced a small caliber gun and pointed it at Hoffman’s chest, but did not say anything to her. The man became distracted when the woman’s cat ran across the room. The sudden action caused the suspect to point the weapon in a downward direction before he fired once, striking Hoffman. The man then fled from the apartment on foot in an unknown direction.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to Call CrimeStoppers at 712-328-7867.