UPDATE 3 p.m.:
Two people were killed and one injured in an overnight shooting on the west side of Sioux City. Police Chief Doug Young says they were called to 507 West 27th Street just before midnight. He says they found three victims on arrival, all of which had suffered gunshot wounds from what is believed to be a handgun, and one also suffered knife wounds.
“A female victim was dead at the scene, the two other male victims transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center where one was pronounced dead, the third was sent to surgery and is expected to survive,” Young said. The chief said several other people were home at the time of the shooting, including two children.
“This incident is believed to have started with a physical altercation between the suspect and one of the victims and then escalated into a shooting. We also believe that drugs were involved in this incident,” Young says. The suspect, 26-year-old Juan Antonio Nino-Estrada, was shot in the leg and fled the scene. He was quickly located and arrested at his girlfriend’s home and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. The names of the victims have not been released.
By Woody Gottburg, KSCJ, Sioux City
Previous story:
Two people are confirmed dead and another was injured in an overnight shooting on the west side of Sioux City. Police were called to 507 West 27th Street just before midnight where they found three people had been shot.
Police took 26-year-old Juan Antonio Nino-Estrada into custody on a two counts of first-degree murder. He is being held in the Woodbury County jail. The injured person was undergoing surgery this morning.
The names of the victims have not been released.
By Woody Gottburg, KSCJ, Sioux City