DAVENPORT, Iowa — UPDATE 4/22/2021 5:24 P.M.
Davenport's Assistant Chief of Police Jeffrey Bladel confirmed that a call came in at 3:39 p.m. Thursday for shots fired and two people were taken to the hospital with gunshot injuries. The extent of those injuries is unknown at this time.
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Police confirmed that someone was taken to the hospital after a shooting in a residential part of Marquette Street in Davenport Thursday, April 22.
Around 4 p.m., a residential part of Marquette Street was blocked off to traffic near 14th Street. In this area, where police tape could be seen, several police and a small crowd of people were gathered.
A witness tells News 8 that she heard about a dozen gunshots shortly before 4 p.m.
Officers from the Davenport and Bettendorf Police Departments were at the scene, along with the Scott County Sheriff's Department.
This scene is a few blocks south of Locust Street.
Around 4:30 p.m. two Scott County Sheriff's Deputies drove to a nearby hospital where a crowd was gathering.
Police could not speak to the severity of the hospitalized person's injuries.
WQAD News 8 has a crew at the scene. Tune into News 8 at 5 p.m. for a live report. You can watch our newscasts here, live.