FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) - A shooting in Fort Dodge left two people dead and two injured, and police said Tuesday that all the victims appeared to have been bystanders and not the intended targets.
The shooting was reported about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, and arriving officers found an injured man lying in the roadway, as well as two women who had been hit by gunfire.
Officers performed CPR on the man, but he died at the scene, police said. The two women were treated for wounds not considered to be life-threatening.
Minutes later, police were called to the scene of a crash several blocks away and discovered the man driving had also been shot. He, too, died at the scene.
The first man found dead was identified as Jamael Cox, 25. The motorist was identified as Tyrone Cunningham, 47. The injured women were identified as Marissa Andrews, 21, and Jayne Bartrom, 30.
All of the victims were from Fort Dodge except Bartrom, who lives in Wesley.
Initial investigation showed that the shooting involved a “volley of shots” fired between at least two people and that those shot were not involved, police said.
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