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FD man arrested in connection to Goldfield shooting

GOLDFIELD — A Fort Dodge man has been arrested in connection to a shooting that took place at a Goldfield home on June 4, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.

Bobby Hernandez, 48, is charged with willful injury and possession of a firearm as a felon.

On June 4, the Eagle Grove Police Department responded to 722 N. Pine St. at about 5 p.m. after neighbors reported hearing gunshots coming from that home.

Once there, officers talked to someone who witnessed the shooting.

The victim, Rich Crawford, 38, was later found walking on a gravel road in rural Goldfield.

According to reports, Crawford had been shot in the right upper arm with a .22 caliber pistol.

He was transported to Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion, where he was treated and released.

On June 5, Hernandez was arrested.

He is being held in the Wright County Jail.

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