Multiple people are rushed to hospital after gunfire erupts near University of Iowa

Multiple people have been rushed to hospital after a shooting unfolded close to the University of Iowa campus during the early hours of Sunday morning. 

Bullets were fired amid a large street fight as partygoers poured out into the downtown area of Iowa City around 1.46am, police said.  

The number of victims and extent of their injuries are unclear. Nobody has been arrested. 

Video shared on social media shows a mass brawl unfolding on the 100 block of East College Street, five blocks away from the University of Iowa campus. 

Screaming rang out as several people threw punches at each other in the street. The footage then cut to a person being treated on the ground by EMTs. 

‘Multiple victims have been taken to area hospitals to be treated for wounds suffered in the shooting,’ the Iowa City Police Department said. 

‘No information on their conditions is available at this time.’

The University of Iowa also issued an emergency alert just before 3am, urging students to avoid the downtown area close to East College Street and Clinton Street. 

‘Situation Update: First responders on scene. Confirmed victims. Please continue to avoid the area,’ one of the alerts read. 

Anyone with information on this shooting, including video footage, is asked to contact Detective Cade Burma at cburma@iowa-city.org or 319-356-5275. 

Tips can also be submitted anonymously using Crime Stoppers.

Iowa City Area Crime Stoppers is also offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information about the incident that leads to an arrest.

The Daily Mail has contacted the Iowa City Police Department for more information.  

This is a breaking news story with updates to follow.