Iowa Shootout Leaves Fleeing Suspect Dead and 2 Police Officers Injured

Published on September 17, 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa—A shootout early Monday left two Iowa police officers hospitalized and a suspect dead, Des Moines police said. The encounter began around 1:40 a.m. when patrol officers stopped a 37-year-old driver for an equipment violation, police said. The driver pulled over in a parking lot but sped away as officers exited their patrol vehicles, police Sgt. Paul Parizek said in a news release. The driver crashed about 20 seconds later, and officers blocked his 2005 Ford Focus from driving away, Parizek said. When the driver refused to cooperate, officers used a Taser on him, then tried to remove him from the car, leading to a violent struggle, Parizek said....

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