7am News, Sports and Obits

Latest WGIL news
Click to play or
Right click and "Save Target As" to download
Click for Galesburg, Illinois Forecast
Home - Cancellations - Community Events - Contact Us - Mornings - News - Obituaries - Pictures - Programs - Special Events Audio - Sports - Weather
Iowa Man Shot By Police During Meth Investigation
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities say a Burlington man was shot and wounded by police who were investigating a methamphetamine operation near Wever in southeast Iowa.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 51-year-old Earl Freeman was shot at about 4 a.m. Wednesday when he sprayed the officers with anhydrous ammonia, a fertilizer used to make methamphetamine.

Freeman was taken to the University Hospitals in Iowa City. A hospital spokeswoman says Freeman's condition was not available Wednesday afternoon.

The officers were part of a joint investigation between the Lee County and Southeast Iowa narcotics task forces.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
03 18 10 by Newsroom
News management powered by Xpression News

Click here for the WGIL News Archive

Click here for national news

The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.