Husband shoots wife in suburban Des Moines

Police in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale have arrested Andrew Wood after they say he tried...
Police in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale have arrested Andrew Wood after they say he tried to kill his wife.(KCRG)
Published: Jun. 17, 2020 at 10:57 AM CDT
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URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Police in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale have arrested a man they say tried to kill his wife.

Urbandale police say in a news release that officers and medics were called to a home around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a shooting.

Arriving officers found a woman inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound.

She was taken to a hospital with serious injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Police say the woman’s husband, 45-year-old Andrew Wood, was arrest and has been charged with attempted murder.

He is being held in Polk County Jail without bond.

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