FORT DODGE, Iowa - Fort Dodge Police are looking for a man they've accused of 1st Degree Murder in the shooting death of his wife.
Police found 38-year-old Maggie Hurdel with a gunshot wound after being called to the 500 block of South 19th Street in Fort Dodge around 2:00 pm on Wednesday. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers believe 43-year-old Justin Christopher Hurdel fled immediately after the shooting and abandoned the car he was driving on South River Road, just south of Fort Dodge.
Hurdel is described as being 5’8” tall, weighing approximately 260 pounds. Fort Dodge Police think the shooting was an isolated incident, but are cautioning that Mr. Hurdel should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Hurdel is being asked to call police immediately. Crime Stoppers can also be contacted anonymously by calling (515) 573‐1444 (STOP).
The Fort Dodge Police Department was assisted on scene by the Webster County Sheriff’sOffice, the Fort Dodge Fire Department, and the Iowa State Patrol and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations