DOWS, Iowa - The state is assisting Franklin County deputies to investigate the death of a man found at a residence Monday afternoon.
The sheriff’s office received a call about a person shot in the 400 block of 12th Street in Dows.
Officers found the deceased man upon arrival.
The body has been taken to the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny for an autopsy.
The man's identity has not been released. An investigation is ongoing.
Deputies from Franklin County were assisted on the scene by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa State Patrol.