(Chelsea, Iowa) — The Iowa Department of Public Safety reports an investigation is underway with regard to an officer-involved shooting that took place Thursday night, in Tama County. Authorities say at around 7:27-p.m., the Tama County Sheriff’s Office received calls of shots being fired near 1001 Station Street, in Chelsea.  Several law enforcement agencies from the surrounding area responded and upon arrival, observed 28-year-old Dewey Dale Wilfong, III, walking around with a handgun.  A Tama County Deputy fired one round striking Wilfong in the upper torso. The man was transported to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, where he was pronounced dead.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation was called in to conduct an independent investigation into the shooting. The Tama County Deputy has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The name of the deputy isl not being released at this time. An autopsy will be conducted at The Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, Iowa.

Officials say no additional information will be released at this time.