Authorities have released details surrounding a shooting incident that occurred early Thursday morning in Breda. According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, they and the Carroll Police Department responded to the 400 block of Artz Street at approximately 3:20 a.m. When law enforcement arrived on scene, they found 35-year-old Andrew Wempe and 39-year-old Jacob Helkenn, both of Breda, had sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds to their lower extremities. Authorities also determined that the shooter, 48-year-old Robert John Morris, of Carroll, exhibited injuries unrelated to the use of a firearm. The three men were transported to St. Anthony Regional Hospital by Carroll County Emergency Medical Services for treatment of their injuries. The incident remains under investigation by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
