One person hospitalized after Postville stabbing

Posted September 29, 2026 in Crime

Postville city sign

On 9/28/2026 at 11:23 p.m., the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from
an individual in Postville, Iowa stating that he needed a police officer.
A Postville Police Officer responded to the location of the caller near the Postville Police
Department and discovered that the individual had been stabbed and required immediate
medical attention.

Jose Hernandez Marroquinn (age 28 of Postville, Iowa) was transported by ambulance to
Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon and later transferred by air ambulance to
Gunderson Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Hernandez Marroquinn’s condition is not
being released at this time. Assisting at the scene was the Postville Police Department, Allamakee County Sheriff’s
Office, Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, Monona Police Department and Mar-Mac Police
Department.
The incident remains under investigation by the Postville Police Department and Allamakee
County Sheriff’s Office.

Law enforcement believes this to be an isolated incident and appears there is no danger to
the public.


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