MAN KILLED IN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN TAMA COUNTY

Man killed in officer involved shooting in Tama County

The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation is investigating a shooting involving law enforcement in Chelsea in Tama County.  Around 7:30 Thursday night (10/28), the Tama County Sheriff’s Office received a call of shots being fired near 1001 Station Street.  28-year-old Dewey Dale Wilfong III was seen walking around with a handgun.  A Tama County Deputy shot Wilfong in the upper torso.  Wilfong was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital, where he was pronounced dead.  The deputy has been placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated.

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