Des Moines police: Suspect shot at officer before officers returned fire and killed him
Paul Parizek, spokesperson for the Des Moines Police Department. The man, whose name has not been released, had felony warrants for domestic abuse and being a felon in possession of a firearm, he said.
Des Moines officer-involved shooting: Man fired handgun directly at officer, video shows
Officers followed and yelled at the man to stop and show his hands, Parizek said. He said there is video evidence from body-worn cameras that shows the man fired a handgun directly at an officer. "When these situations occur, this is us responding to a threat," Parizek said.
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Des Moines police say body camera video shows officers responding to the home. They believed a man with felony warrants for domestic abuse was inside. Investigators say the man ran from officers. Police say when they told him to stop, he fired a gun directly at an officer. They fired back — killing the man.
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