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Iowa officer wounded, suspect shoots himself

The 13-year-veteran officer was shot during an investigation

By Police1 Staff

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — An armed suspect wounded a Sioux City officer before shooting himself inside an apartment, The Courier reported.

The Feb. 7 shooting occurred as police investigated a recent string of robberies that led them to the apartment.

The suspect, 18-year-old Isaiah Mothershed, shot and wounded the 13-year-veteran, then shot and wounded himself.

Mothershed was arrested and is in police custody.

The officer, whose identity had not been released, was sent to a hospital and released.

This was the first shooting in the city for the year, and the first officer-involved shooting since Officer Jill Ohm was shot on Oct. 3, 2014.