Police in Mason City responded at around 4:30-p.m. Thursday, to a shooting near a storage facility that involved a railroad police officer. Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. A railroad police officer was also present. The unidentified shooting victim was transported to Mercy Medical Center. The unidentified railroad officer was evaluated for minor injuries. The incident remains under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

Mason City Police were assisted at the scene by Union Pacific Railroad staff at the Mason City yard, the Mason City Fire Dept., Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa State Patrol.