Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report a man suffering from gunshot wounds to his legs managed to walk into Jennie Edmundson Hospital early this (Wednesday) morning. Police were dispatched to the hospital at around 1-a.m. today (Wednesday), where Nicholas Thomas told them he was walking in the area of N. 16th Street and Avenue G, when an unknown white male subject walked up to him and started an argument. When the unknown man pulled out a handgun and pointed it at Thomas, the men began to fight. During the altercation, Thomas was shot twice.

The suspect was described as being 5-feet 11-inches tall, medium build, with blond curly hair. He was wearing a red hat and a Carhart-style coat. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the incident, is asked to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728, or remain anonymous by calling Crimestoppers, at 712-328-7867.