Man shot in Hancock Co. Wed. night, no one in custody

(ABC 6 News) – Officials with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office say one man was shot outside Britt, Iowa, Wed. evening and did not indicate anyone had been arrested.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a ‘shots fired’ incident on the 1100 block f 270th St. at 7:19 p.m.

A man with a single gunshot wound was found at the scene and was transported by ambulance to the Hancock County Healthy System in Britt. The victim was later airlifted to MercyOne North Iowa in Mason City.

The sheriff’s office says there is no danger to the public at this time.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, The Iowa State Patrol, police departments from Britt, Kanawha, Garner, and Clear Lake, Sheriff’s Offices from Wright County, Winnebago County, and Kossuth County, and the West Hancock Ambulance Service.

This is an ongoing investigation, according to Hancock County Sheriff Robert Gerdes Jr.