October 18, 2019
STUART, Iowa -- On October 17, 2019, at approximately 10:40 p.m., three Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputies and a Stuart Police Officer attempted to serve an arrest warrant at 615 SW 7th Street, Apartment #1, in Stuart.
At 10:43 p.m., one of the officers reported shots had been fired. Two deputies and an occupant of the apartment were struck by gunfire.
Law enforcement officers with local, county, and state agencies responded and were able to secure the scene without further incident. Officers negotiated with one of the occupants of the apartment, getting him to leave the apartment and surrender.
The three deputies and an occupant of the apartment were transported to Des Moines area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries; all are in stable condition.
The DCI is lead agency for investigation into this shooting.
The names of the officers involved will be released at a later time.
Media Contact:
Special Agent in Charge Adam DeCamp
Phone: 515.250.4912
Email: decamp@dps.state.ia.us
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