At least three students were injured in a mass shooting a block away from the University of Iowa\u2019s campus during a wild brawl early Sunday.<\/p>\n
Police were responding to a large fight at the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City around 1:45 a.m. when gunshots rang out, the Iowa City Police Department said.<\/a><\/p>\n Multiple people were injured in a fight in Iowa City that sparked a shooting. X\/RawsAlerts<\/p>\n Dramatic video shared on social media captured dozens of people crowded around the melee as a group of men threw haymakers at each other.<\/p>\n Separate clips caught people frantically running away from the gunshots.<\/p>\n \u201cAt this time, multiple victims have been taken to area hospitals to be treated for wounds suffered in the shooting,\u201d the police statement read.<\/p>\n University of Iowa President Barb Wilson confirmed in\u00a0a statement<\/a>\u00a0that the three wounded people are students.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8#BREAKING<\/a>: Multiple injuries have been reported as sh0ts and fights broke out at the University of Iowa in Iowa City<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccc#IowaCity<\/a> | #Iowa<\/a><\/p>\n Currently, dozens of emergency crews are responding to an active situation at the University of Iowa in Iowa City after reports of fights\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ckCFn9P2eN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI am writing to you with a heavy heart. Early today, a shooting in downtown Iowa City injured three University of Iowa students. Iowa City Police are investigating, with the full support of University of Iowa Police,\u201d she wrote in the statement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe university is in close communication with local law enforcement and will share more information as we are able. For now, I encourage you to rely on official university communications for updates,\u201d Wilson added.<\/p>\n No arrests had been made as of Sunday morning. instagram\/Mohammed yasar ullah shakeel<\/p>\n The severity of the victims\u2019 injuries was not immediately known.<\/p>\n The popular college-bar strip is a block away from the nearest University of Iowa building.<\/p>\n Police were called to the scene around 1:45 a.m. Iowa’s News Now\/YouTube<\/p>\n University officials issued a campus-wide \u201cHawk alert\u201d around 1:50 a.m. Central Time warning of gunshots near the intersection of E College Street and Clinton Street.<\/p>\n \u201cSituation Update: First responders on scene. Confirmed victims. Please continue to avoid the area,\u201d\u00a0read one of the alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n No arrests have been made in the early morning chaos, officials said.<\/p>\n The Iowa City Police are asking witnesses to come forward and give their accounts along with any security camera footage.<\/p>\n Iowa City Area Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t