IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – At 2:24 a.m. Sunday, Iowa City Police went to the H. Bar at 220 S. Van Buren Street in Iowa City after receiving a report of shots fired. Police also learned that at least one victim was shot in an alley outside. Police found a woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at the scene. She had serious injuries and was given medical aid and taken to a local hospital thanks to the Iowa City Police, the Iowa City Fire Department, and Johnson County Ambulance. Officials learned that several people were in the alley during the shooting. The suspect was last seen fleeing the scene in a vehicle. The Iowa City Police is investigating the incident and is asking for the public’s help. Anyone who has information should contact the Iowa City Police Department at 319-356-5275. They’re also asking for security camera footage from people with cameras in the area where the shooting occurred.
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – At around 6:05 a.m. Sunday morning Buchanan County Deputies went to the scene of an accident near Quasqueton Diagonal Boulevard and Nelson Avenue. During their investigation, deputies learned that Renne Recker from Independence had been traveling south Quasqueton Diagonal Boulevard when she lost control of the 2016 Chevrolet Suburban she was driving. The vehicle went into the east ditch, hit a driveway embankment, went airborne, and landed in the ditch. Recker had serious injuries and was taken to a hospital in Waterloo. The incident is currently under investigation.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – At 6:07 p.m. on Friday the Joint Emergency Communication Center got a report of a possible drowning in the Iowa River at 6501 River Junction Road Southeast, which is located in rural Johnson County. At the scene, law enforcement learned that an adult male was missing after he rescued an 8-year-old child. Witnesses performed CPR on the child who was later taken to University of Iowa Hospitals. At 7:10 p.m. the adult male’s body was found dead following the recovery operation. Bystanders say that the 8-year-old child went into the river and struggled. The adult male swam into the river and attempted to save the child. A kayaker was able to help, saving the child from the river. But the man sank below the water. The kayaker and another person searched for the man, but couldn’t find him. The drowned man has been identified as 42-year-old Wegayewu Faris from Coralville, Iowa. Faris and the rescued child are not related and were visiting the park with separate families.
FAYETTE, Iowa (KCRG) – A helicopter crashed in northeast Iowa on Friday morning, according to law enforcement officials. At around 11:10 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was sent to a report of the crash near the intersection of M Avenue and 130th Street, located southwest of Fayette. Deputies believe that the helicopter clipped a power line, leading to the pilot to make a landing in the nearby corn field. Nobody was hurt in the incident. The aircraft sustained damage that caused it to be inoperable.
