Shots fired at Iowa building that has recruiting center, law office

Police from both Davenport and Bettendorf are investigating shots fired calls that may be connected.

There were more than a dozen emergency vehicles on the scene at the U.S. Navy Recruiting Center in the 700 block of Kimberly Road.

Police confirmed that they were working a second location in the 4500 block of Utica Ridge Road in Bettendorf, Iowa. It appears to have started near the Marine recruiting office located at 710 E. Kimberly Rd.in Davenport around 2 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2015. The gunman then tried to reload his gun, and a Marine recruiter told everyone to run.

Police have responded to reports of shootings at two separate locations in Iowa, according to WQAD-TV.

Davenport police told local reporters there were no injuries from the shooting, and the gunman shot himself on Utica Ridge Road, about three miles away.

Lorrie Guthrie, who works for Kelly’s Home Medical Supply, which is next door to the Marine Recruiting Office, told the Dispatch-Argus that she didn’t hear the gunshots, but realized something was wrong when large numbers of police arrived in the area. Police say he was the only person shot. A spokeswoman from UnityPoint Health – Trinity Bettendorf says they did go on a brief lock down, but it has been lifted.