Anyone with information on the people pictured is asked to contact Detective Cade Burma at cburma@iowa-city.org or call 319-356-5275.

Officials: 5 injured, including 3 University of Iowa students in shooting at Ped Mall near university 

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Police ask for help in identifying persons of interest

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWQC) - The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened early Sunday morning at the Ped Mall near the University of Iowa campus. Police say five people were injured in the shooting. 

In an update from Iowa City Public Safety, police said they have identified five victims in the shooting, one of which is in critical condition. 

University officials confirmed three students were injured in the shooting. 

The shooting happened around 1:46 a.m. when a large fight broke out in the 100 block of East College Street, police said in a statement. As officers were arriving, they heard gunshots. 

Several people were injured and sent to the hospital, police said. 

So far, nobody has been arrested. 

As part of the ongoing investigation, investigators are trying to identify persons of interest associated with the shooting, police said. The persons of interest have been numbered to assist in the sharing of information. 

Anyone with information on the people pictured is asked to contact Detective Cade Burma at cburma@iowa-city.org or call 319-356-5275. 

Iowa City Public Safety seeks help in identifying persons of interest.(Iowa City Public Safety)

The University of Iowa Office of the President sent out the following message Sunday morning. 

Dear students, faculty and staff, 

I 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. 

The 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. 

While we await additional information, I am thinking about these students and their families, friends and all the people who care about them. I am holding them close in my thoughts, along with everyone in our community who is hurting or feeling shaken right now. 

Moments like this can feel overwhelming. They can make a large campus feel suddenly very small. Many of you may be worried, upset, or unsure how to process what has happened. Please know that you are not alone in that. 

Take time for yourselves and for one another. Check in with your friends, classmates, and colleagues, and reach out or simply sit with someone who may need it. Small acts of kindness and connection matter more than ever right now. 

If you need support, please reach out: 

If you are in immediate need of help, please call 911. 

This is a difficult moment for our community. We will get through it together by caring for one another and holding close what it means to be part of this community. 

With love for all Hawkeyes,

Barb Wilson, President of the University of Iowa