A tactical team prepares to enter a home during a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street, Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
WATERLOO — Police continue to investigate an early Sunday shooting that damaged at least two homes and led police to cordon off a block while they waited to search a house.
Officers were called to a report of gunshots on Leavitt Street around 5:40 a.m., and police found a hole in a window at 1208 Leavitt and damage to siding at 1214 Leavitt. Several vehicles were also damaged.
No injuries were reported.
Waterloo police are at the scene of a standoff after shots were fired early Sunday in the 1100 block of Leavitt Street.
Authorities turned their attention to a home at 1126 Leavitt St., and they were able to get a group of people to exit the home.
Officers were concerned others were still inside, and the department’s tactical team entered around 11 a.m. and found no one else at the house.
Crime scene officers photographed damage to the homes and collected spent shell casings and bullets from the scene.
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No further information was immediately available on any charges.
PHOTOS: Shooting investigation on Leavitt Street
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A tactical team prepares to enter a home during a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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Police and tactical medics release a dog that was in a home they searched as part of a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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A police officer provides cover from an armored vehicle while a tactical team enters a home during a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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A tactical team enters a home during a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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Waterloo police are at the scene of a standoff after shots were fired early Sunday in the 1100 block of Leavitt Street.
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Waterloo police are at the scene of a standoff after shots were fired early Sunday in the 1100 block of Leavitt Street.
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Waterloo police are at the scene of a standoff after shots were fired early Sunday in the 1100 block of Leavitt Street.
Jeff Reinitz
Police and Courts Reporter
I started with The Courier in 1999 and cover criminal justice and public safety.
