A Council Bluffs man is recovering from a gunshot wound to his back after an incident early this (Monday) morning. Bluffs Police Sgt. Dave Dawson says 38-year old Craig E. Anson was transported by private vehicle to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, following a shooting that happened at around 1:36-a.m. in the 800 block of 2nd Avenue. Anson’s injuries were non-life threatening, and he has since been released from the hospital.

Sgt. Dawson says officers arriving on the scene spoke with several witnesses, who said they heard three-to four-gunshots and several unknown men running north towards an apartment complex across from 817 2nd Avenue. Police interviewed Anson at around 1:45-a.m.

The man said he heard a disturbance going on outside of his home and when he went to investigate, was shot once by a handgun. An attempted murder investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division, or Crime Stoppers, at 712-328-7867.