Police in Council Bluffs are investigating an incident of willful injury/assault that resulted in a man suffering severe injuries. Authorities say at around 4:20-p.m., Tuesday, Council Bluffs Medics and Police were sent to the 100 block of South 7th Street on a report of an unresponsive male inside an apartment. Officers located the male, identified as 26-year old Keith Wise, of Council Bluffs, who appeared to have severe injury to his eye and head. Medics transported the unresponsive man to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, where hospital staff confirmed Wise suffered severe trauma to his eye and head, which required immediate surgery. He was transported to Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha for the surgery. Wise was said to have been in critical condition prior to undergoing surgery.

Council Bluffs Police Detectives conducted an investigation, which lead detectives to believe the man was assaulted inside the apartment in the 100 block of South 7th Street. At this time detectives are actively investigating all leads in this case. There has been no arrests had been made in this case as of last report. The investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728 or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712328-7867.