Three University of Iowa students were injured after shots were fired during a fight at the downtown pedestrian mall in Iowa City early Sunday morning, according to the university. No arrests have been made.
“This senseless act of violence has devastated the university community and our state,” Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa said in a statement.
At 1:46 a.m., police officers responded to reports of a fight by the downtown pedestrian plaza, a few blocks away from the university’s main library, according to a statement posted on the city’s website.
As officers arrived on scene, gunshots were heard and, shortly thereafter, multiple victims were taken to local hospitals, the statement said. It is unclear how many victims were transported, whether they were all students or how severe their injuries were.
The University of Iowa medical center declined to comment on the condition of the people being treated.
“Early today, a shooting in downtown Iowa City injured three University of Iowa students,” the University of Iowa president, Barb Wilson, said in a statement. “Iowa City Police are investigating, with the full support of University of Iowa Police.”
The university, which enrolled more than 23,000 undergraduate students in fall 2025, is embedded throughout Iowa City. Campus buildings appear on both sides of the meandering Iowa River.
Support resources, including counseling services and the campus therapy dog, were made available on Sunday for students and staff members, according to the university.
Videos on social media show about 100 college-aged students gathered at the plaza, known locally as the Ped Mall. Small fights can be seen breaking out in the crowd. Young men appear to punch, kick and grapple with one another, as onlookers record the clash on their phones.
In one video, the crowd disperses. The footage depicts bystanders sprinting from the area as the scene turns chaotic.
Bernard Mokam covers breaking news.
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