(Windsor Heights, IA) — Windsor Heights police say a shooting Saturday involved a retired police officer and self defense.
Officers from the Des Moines suburb found 41-year-old Jeffery Lamp, of Windsor Heights, with a gunshot wound to the stomach and learned that an acquaintance of 73-year-old Dwight Taylor, of Windsor Heights, had shot him. Police say Taylor and Lamp were reportedly drinking alcohol and got in a fight and Lamp reportedly assaulted Taylor and refused to leave. Taylor shot Lamp when he came at him again.
Investigators say evidence at the scene is consistent with the information given by Taylor — a retired Urbandale Police officer. The Polk County Attorney will make any decisions on charges.
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(Windsor Heights, IA) — Windsor Heights police say a 41-year-old man was shot in the stomach last weekend during a fight.
The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Police were responding to a call about two men fighting at 1:00 a-m. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from a stomach wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, but his medical condition hasn’t been released.
No arrests have been announced.
