The Burlington Fire Department responded to the 1200 Block of Gnahn St regarding a female with a cut on her hand on September 23rd. The female was taken to the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, where she told advised that the cut on her hand was actually a gunshot wound.
According to the female, a male had a gun to his head in her residence, and when she attempted to disarm him, she was shot in the hand. The male was identified as Colton Brown. Additionally, two children were inside the residence at the time of the shooting.
Upon further investigation by detectives of the Burlington Police Department, Brown was charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Two counts of Child Endangerment. The female was treated for non-life threatening injuries to her hand.