State and local authorities investigate Clearfield shooting | News

(Clearfield) – State and local authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred early Thursday morning in Clearfield that left one person dead.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office said dispatch received a report of a shooting on Broadway in Clearfield just after 3 a.m. Upon arrival, authorities discovered a dead male victim. The sheriff’s office said a suspect was taken into custody.

The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation was called in to assist in the investigation, as were the Adams and Ringgold County Sheriff’s Offices, Taylor County EMS, Iowa State Patrol, Taylor County Prosecutor’s Office and Adams-Taylor County Coroner.

No further information has been released so far.