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5/20/22
Iowa City Police say a man who accidentally shot himself in front of his nine children faces weapons and other charges after allegedly claiming he was shot by someone else.
34-year-old Alando Gordon was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 11am Thursday. Police say Gordon reported just after 3:30pm on May 3rd that he had been shot by another subject while he was taking out the garbage behind his apartment building on the 400 block of South Dodge Street. The subsequent investigation determined that Gordon had actually shot himself in the foot inside the apartment while his nine children, ages two through 13, were present.
A search warrant executed on the apartment turned up a 9mm Stoeger STR-9C pistol and a .45 caliber Interarms Star Eibar pistol. Gordon is a convicted felon who is legally incapable of owning firearms. Police say he admitted to moving and hiding the weapons before they arrived.
Gordon is charged with two counts of Dominion or Control of a Firearm as a Felon and one count each of Child Endangerment and Making a False Report of an Indicatable Offense to Law Enforcement. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of 13 years in prison.