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Deputies and officer injured in Stuart shooting have been released from the hospital

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October 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Two Guthrie County deputies who were shot while executing a search warrant late Thursday night in Stuart, have been released from a hospital, and are now recovering at home. Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright told KCCI in Des Moines, that Deputies Steven Henry and Jim Mink, who were sent home Saturday, are doing well, and he hopes to have them back to work soon. Deputy Kent Gries, who suffered from powder burns during the incident and was also injured, was released earlier, and is also recovering at home. A Stuart Police Officer was discharged from the hospital early Friday morning. The suspect they were trying to arrest and who opened fire on law enforcement Thursday, 52-year old Randall Comly, was shot at least twice and is recovering in police custody.

Comly remains in law enforcement custody at an undisclosed hospital in Des Moines. Criminal charges have yet to be filed in connection with the shooting. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Major Crimes Unit said Friday the incident remains under investigation, and may take several weeks to complete.