Iowa man shot, killed by deputy in domestic dispute call gone wrong

A Franklin County, Iowa deputy shot and killed a Sheffield man at the scene of a domestic dispute call after he refused to drop the handgun he was brandishing at a vehicle.

An Iowa deputy shot and killed a man after responding to a call about a domestic dispute, law enforcement officers said.

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Franklin County deputies went to the scene in Sheffield in northern Iowa Tuesday night. They found a man brandishing a handgun at a vehicle, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a statement Wednesday.

A deputy shot the man once after he refused to drop the weapon, according to the release.

The man died at the scene.

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No officers were injured.

No further details were immediately released.

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