Gunshot victim dropped off at hospital, Des Moines police investigating

DES MOINES, Iowa — Police are investigating after a man with a gunshot injury was dropped off at a Des Moines hospital Friday morning.

Sgt. Paul Parizek, spokesperson for the Des Moines Police Department, said a private vehicle dropped off the shooting victim at Broadlawns Medical Center at 9:05 a.m. The vehicle then left the hospital.

The victim had a gunshot injury to his torso. No information about his condition has been released.

Sgt. Parizek said police are investigating whether there is a connection to a shots fired call in the Prospect Park neighborhood. There isn’t believed to be any ongoing danger to the neighborhood.

The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be released as they become available.

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