An investigation into a railroad police officer-involved shooting is ongoing, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was brought in by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Mason City Police Department to investigate the Nov. 29 incident. The shooting took place in Mason City when the certified railroad police officer, Special Agent Louis Miner, stopped 30-year-old Nathan Lee Olson of Mason City for trespassing. An altercation ensued and Olson was shot. He remains hospitalized at Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Mason City Police Department at 641-421-3636.
