United Group Insurance

Marshalltown officer shoots, injures man in confrontation

News

May 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (WHO-TV) — Authorities say one person has been injured in an officer-involved shooting in central Iowa. Station WHO-TV reports that the shooting happened before dawn Wednesday morning in Marshalltown when officers were called to a northwest neighborhood near Rogers Elementary School for a disturbance. Marshalltown Police Chief Michael Tupper says the call was made just before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, and arriving officers encountered a man who was shot by a Marshalltown police officer.

Tupper says the man was taken to a hospital for treatment of wounds not believed to be life-threatening. Tupper did not give details about what led to the shooting. The injured man’s name has not been released.