Victim and suspect dead from shooting in Dubuque

Around 12:52AM on Sunday a police officer was responding to a fight in front of the Odd Fellows bar when one of the people in the fight shot the other.

Police then shot at the offender and both the victim and the shooter were treated by officers before being sent to MercyOne in Dubuque for further treatment. However, both the shooter and the victim were later pronounced dead at the hospital.

The incident is actively being investigated by the Dubuque Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The officer involved in the incident was not injured and has been placed on Critical Incident Leave, and the names of those involved are being withheld until family has been properly notified.

Information comes from the official press release made by the Dubuque Police Department.