Police investigating reported shooting in Sioux City neighborhood

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Sioux City officers were called to a reported shooting in a neighborhood on Saturday morning.

On Sept. 26. at about 8:15 a.m., the Sioux City Police Department was called to a shooting at 3110 Douglas St.

When officers arrived, they found three people, all of whom had fatal gunshot wounds, according to a press release from the Sioux City Police Department.

Sgt. Tom Gill with the Sioux City Police Department tells KTIV that the call came from inside the home.

“During the preliminary investigation, it was determined that one of the deceased individuals is believed to be the shooter in this incident,” said the department.

Officers say the investigation is still in its early stages, and no names are being released at this time pending the notification of family members and further investigation. At this time, officers say there is no threat to public safety in relation to the incident.

Police also said they will release additional information as it becomes available.

As of right now, the department is working to continue gathering additional information as to what led up to the shooting.

“There is a process to it, if there’s any witnesses, we then canvass the neighborhood to see if there’s any cameras everybody has a ring doorbell it seems like nowadays so sometimes we can get good evidence off these cameras,” Sgt. Tom Gill said.

We also spoke to a neighbor named Jeff Peterson, who lives directly across from where the situation unfolded.

“Obviously very unusual for it to happen in the Siouxland area after speaking with law enforcement they say these types of events don’t happen very often in our entire community, so when things like this do happen, I think it’s really important for community and for neighbors to come together,” Jeff Peterson said.

Anyone with information related to the incident is encouraged to contact the Sioux City Police Department at (712) 279-6440 or Crime Stoppers at (712)258-TIPS.

This is a Developing Story; KTIV will update this article when information becomes available.

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