CRESTON, Iowa – In an update to our previous report, the Iowa Department of Public Safety says that at around 7:37-a.m. today (Thursday, August 15, 2024), officers with the Creston Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of North Lincoln Street after receiving reports of gunshots. While officers were en route, they were notified of an adult male at the Greater Regional Health Center with multiple gunshot wounds. Medical professionals treated the man, who was then airlifted to a Des Moines area hospital for additional treatment. He is expected to recover.

In response to the shooting, the GRHC and other local businesses were placed in a brief lockdown while officers secured the area. The lockdown has since been lifted.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., Creston police officers and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agents arrested Daniel McDowell, 22, of Lorimor, Iowa. He was taken into custody without incident at the Union County Law Enforcement Center and has since been processed into the Union County Jail. He is facing one count of attempted murder and a probation violation.

Daniel McDowell (Booking photo via the Iowa DPS)

This is an ongoing investigation. No additional information will be released at this time.