BLAKESBURG, Iowa — A person suspected of armed robbery was shot and wounded by police after a pursuit in rural Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
On Wednesday, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation responded to an officer-involved shooting near rural Blakesburg.
The shooting happened following a pursuit of the person suspected of armed robbery.
The wounded suspect is being treated for their gunshot wound(s) at a local hospital.
No further information is being released at this time.
The shooting of a suspect by police is the second in five days in the state, after a Saturday domestic disturbance in Mount Pleasant led to an officer wounding a man brandishing a gun.
Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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