Three University of Iowa (UI) students were injured Sunday when shots rang out around 1:45 a.m. during a brawl in Iowa City.
Iowa City Public Safety posted to Facebook about the incident, noting, “At this time, multiple victims have been taken to area hospitals to be treated for wounds suffered in the shooting. No information on their conditions is available at this time.”
UI president Barb Wilson released a statement, which began, “Early today, a shooting in downtown Iowa City injured three University of Iowa students. Iowa City Police are investigating, with the full support of University of Iowa Police….”
The New York Post noted that officers were responding to calls regarding the brawl when they heard the shots ring out.
The precise location of the brawl was the Pedestrian Mall, which is “the popular college bar strip is located a mile east of the University of Iowa’s campus.”
There was no information regarding the number of shooters nor the type of firearm(s) used.
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