By Associated Press - Sunday, December 6, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A woman was shot Sunday evening on state property near the Iowa State Capitol, officials said.

The injured person was taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said in a news release.

KCCI-TV reported the injured person was a woman, who was shot in the leg after a traffic incident. Officials didn’t identify the woman.



The Iowa State Patrol and Division of Criminal investigation were investigating the shooting.

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