May 24, 2024
BATTLE CREEK, Iowa - This is not a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety. This is being distributed on behalf of the Ida County Sheriff's Office.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
On May 24, 2024, at 11:14 a.m., the Ida County Communications Center received a 911 call of a shots fired incident in the 300 block of 5th Street in Battle Creek, Iowa.
The Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and discovered Kevin Lee Blume, 53, of Battle Creek, Iowa, suffering from a single gunshot wound. He was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
At this time, the investigation is ongoing and there is no danger to the public.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation; the Iowa State Patrol; the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office; the Monona County Sheriff’s Office; the Battle Creek Ambulance; Ida Grove ambulance and Ida County EMS.
Media Contact:
Sheriff Wade A. Harriman
Ida County Sheriff's Office
712.364.3146
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