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BURLINGTON — Authorities say a Burlington man was wounded by police who were investigating a methamphetamine operation near Wever in southeast Iowa.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety said 51-year-old Earl Freeman was shot about 4 a.m. Wednesday when he sprayed the officers with anhydrous ammonia, a fertilizer used to make methamphetamine.
Freeman was taken to the University Hospitals in Iowa City. A hospital spokeswoman said his condition was not available Wednesday afternoon.
The officers were part of a joint investigation between the Lee County and Southeast Iowa narcotics task forces.
The Department of Criminal Investigation did not return a call seeking comment Wednesday afternoon. — AP
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