Incident

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9-23-2017 Iowa Anamosa 1-0

Location

September 23, 2017

Incident Address

Anamosa, Iowa

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Police Chief Bob Simonson
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Accidental discharge - no injury required
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Police chief responding to 911 call accidentally shoots self, foot, w assault weapon; good;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 223 Rem [AR-15]

Sources

URL: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/anamosa-police-chief-shoots-self-in-foot-after-responding-to-man-threatening-another-person-with-gun-20171006

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 48
State House District: 96