AMES, Iowa—Ames Police have released information about a shooting incident that’s resulted in the death of a 4 year old:

On March 31, 2025, at 2:27 p.m., a 911 caller reported a 4-year-old child was accidentally shot in an apartment in the 200 block of South Sherman Avenue. Officers and EMS providers located the child and provided medical care. The child was transported by air ambulance to MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. The child later died at the hospital. An autopsy will be conducted by the State Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Ames Police Department continues to investigate this incident.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Ames Police Department at (515) 239-5133 or the anonymous tip line (515) 239-5533. You may also contact Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa at (515) 223-1400. Online anonymous tips may be submitted to www.crimestoppersofcentraliowa.com.

(contributed press release, Ames PD)