IDA GROVE, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — A man shot in Battle Creek, Iowa a week ago died Tuesday.
Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman told Iowa Media Wire 9 that Kevin Lee Blume, 53, of Battle Creek, died May 28 due to injuries sustained after being shot.
Blume was flown to a Sioux City hospital on May 24 after a morning shooting. Officials said that authorities received a report that day at 11:14 a.m. of shots being fired in the 300 block of 5th Street in Battle Creek. Officials arrived to the scene to find Blume with one gunshot wound.
Harriman said they couldn’t provide more details as the incident is still under investigation.
An obituary on the Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Services website says that Blume died at the MercyOne Siouxland Regional Medical Center. A memorial is scheduled for June 6 at 2 p.m. at the Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove.