(Updated 9:17-a.m., 8/6) – Fort Dodge police said a man wanted on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of his estranged wife was captured today (Thursday). Police said Justin Hurdel was captured after officers were called to the area of Quail Avenue/P59 and Nelson Avenue, an area just north of the junction of Highway 20 and County Road P59. According to police, a K-9 unit helped officers track Hurdel to a nearby shed, where he was taken into custody without incident.

Police said Hurdel was transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries sustained prior to his arrest. He will be charged with first-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife, 38-year-old Maggie Hurdel, who was found with a gunshot wound in the garage of a home in the 500 block of South 19th Street in Fort Dodge Wednesday. Neighbors said the couple lived in separate homes just two streets apart. One neighbor said they saw Justin Hurdel speed away after the shooting.