(Battle Creek) The Ida County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in Battle Creek.
On Friday, 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 53-year-old Kevin Lee Blume, of Battle Creek, suffering from a single gunshot wound. He was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.
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.
