OTTUMWA – A Sigourney man has been charged with murder after a fatal shooting that occurred in Ottumwa in the early morning hours on Tuesday.

According to the Ottumwa Police Department, on Tuesday, April 21, at approximately 5:35am, they received a 911 call reporting that a male had been shot at 333 Evergreen in Ottumwa. Officers from the Ottumwa Police Department and the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and found a male victim with a gunshot wound. The victim was identified as 45-year-old Jeremy Ray Showalter, who was a resident at 333 Evergreen.

Showalter was transported to the Ottumwa Regional Health Center for treatment, but later died from the injuries he sustained in the shooting.

Law enforcement began investigating the shooting with the assistance of agents and crime scene technicians from the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation. Tactical officers from the Iowa State Patrol also responded to Ottumwa to aid in the search for the suspect.

Yesterday afternoon, at around 4:22pm, 24-year-old Michael Joe Johnson of Sigourney was arrested and charged with 1st Degree Murder, a class A felony, as well as 1st Degree Burglary, a class B felony.

The Ottumwa Police Department says that the investigation into the shooting of Jeremy Showalter remains active, and they request that anyone with information regarding this incident should contact law enforcement.

Authorities say there are no ongoing threats to the public regarding this incident.