Former ATSU student killed in rural Iowa after mental health crisis
Des Moines Register
The man shot last Thursday after breaking into a rural Iowa home was a former A.T. Still University student who was suffering from a mental health crisis, according to the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office.
Aaron Thompson, 28, of Brookfield, Wisconsin, broke into a home near Ottumwa and fought with the homeowner before being shot, the Ottumwa Courier reported. Thompson was flown by helicopter to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, where he died.
Officials said no criminal charges would be filed against the homeowner.
Mental Health Crisis Lead To Shooting Says Sheriff
A Wapello County Sheriff’s Office Press Release
The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the name of the individual who died on February 19th, 2021. The following is a synopsis of the events of February 17th and 18th 2021 that led up to the death of Aaron Thompson Age 28 of Brookfield, Wisconsin.
On February 18th, 2021, Brookfield Police Department in Wisconsin conducted a welfare check, on Aaron Thompson. Brookfield PD was not able to locate Thompson in-person, but was able to make contact with Thompson on the phone. Later that same day, Aaron Thompson checked into the Hampton Inn in Kirksville, Missouri. Mr. Thompson was attending A. T. Still University Medical School, but was currently on leave from the University.
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21 Feb 2021
An alleged intruder was shot dead after “forcibly” entering a home in Wapello County, Iowa, late on Thursday.
The
Perry Newsquoted from a Wapello County Sheriff’s Office statement, indicating the suspect “did forcibly enter the home and was shot by the homeowner inside the residence” around 9 15 p.m.
The homeowner called 911 before shooting the suspect. In the call, he explained that someone was trying to get into the house.
Radio Iowa reports that the suspect was airlifted to Iowa City” for treatment, but succumbed to his wounds.
The Des Moines Register notes that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.