(Mason City, Iowa) — Police in a northern Iowa community report a man was taken into custody late Monday morning, following a shots-fired incident. A man reported to Mason City Police that another male had fired a handgun at him while the resident was inside his home. The incident happened at around 11:30-a.m., Monday, at 123 12th Street NW. The resident was not injured.

Law enforcement, including officers from the Mason City Police Department, Deputies with the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department, the Iowa State Patrol, and, Mason City Fire Department responded to the scene. Officers surrounded the house and blocked nearby vehicle traffic while the incident unfolded.

Officers were able to get some of the occupants out of the house but one occupant would not exit. They maintained a perimeter for several minutes while a search warrant was requested for the property and remaining occupant. Members of the North Iowa Special Operations Group (SOG) later approached the house, with the remaining occupant exiting the home a little after 1-p.m., Monday.

Authorities say 50-year-old John Compher, of Mason City, was arrested and charged with 2nd Offense Domestic Abuse Assault. He was being held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail. The incident remains under investigation.