Limited details have been released concerning an early Wednesday morning shooting at the Fairview Village Apartments in Carroll. Carroll Police Chief Brad Burke says they received several 911 calls from residents shortly before 1 a.m.
According to Burke, law enforcement is considering this incident as a self-defense situation but cannot go into specifics as the investigation is ongoing. Names of the parties involved have not been released. However, authorities confirmed the self-defense party is a resident of Fairview. Burke says the injured suspect was initially transported to St. Anthony Regional Hospital with injuries to the head from a .40-caliber handgun.
Burke says they reached out to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) soon after the incident to assist in the investigation due to the circumstances surrounding the case.
The conditions leading up to the incident have not been released, but officials say the injured suspect was the person who initially possessed the firearm. Formal charges are not expected for several days, and Burke says there are a lot of possibilities.
This is the second shooting at the Fairview Village Apartments in just over two years. In October 2020, an Ames man was shot in the leg during a dispute. City officials worked with the property owners and upped police patrols in the area following that incident.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned to Carroll Broadcasting as more information becomes available.
