WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS COMES FROM DES MOINES POLICE THIS HOUR. INVESTIGATORS JUST NAMING THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN A DEADLY SHOOTING ON THE CITY’S SOUTH SIDE LAST WEEK. WE’RE ALSO LEARNING THE NAME OF THE MAN KILLED. OFFICIALS SAY SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS BRIAN STERN AND NICHOLAS ROOD WERE INVOLVED. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS STERN HAS BEEN WITH THEM FOR FIVE YEARS. ROOD JUST FOR TWO. THEY ARE BOTH ON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENT AS THE SHOOTING IS INVESTIGATED. IT ALL HAPPENED LAST THURSDAY WHILE OFFICERS WERE TRYING TO FIND SHAQUAN HARGROVE. HARGROVE WAS WANTED ON FELONY WARRANTS. POLICE SAY BODY CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS HARGROVE FIRING A HANDGUN AT OFFICERS. THAT’S WHE
Des Moines police officers, suspect involved in Jan. 2 deadly shooting identified
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Updated: 12:29 PM CST Jan 10, 2025
Authorities on Friday morning named the two Des Moines police officers involved in a deadly shooting last week on the city's south side. The shooting was reported just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, in the 2100 block of Meadow Court, where officers went to the home to do a wanted check on someone believed to be in the home with felony warrants for domestic abuse assault and felon in possession of a firearm. Sgt. Paul Parizek confirmed officers located a man they believed to be the wanted person in the home and said the man ran from officers.Officers followed and yelled at the man, later identified as 32-year-old Charquan Hargrove, to stop and show his hands, Parizek said. He said there is video evidence from body-worn cameras that shows Hargrove fired a handgun directly at an officer.Two senior police officers, Brian Stern and Nicholas Rude, returned gunfire, killing Hargrove. A third officer was on scene and did not fire a weapon, according to DMPD. Stern has been with the department for five years, while Rude has been with the department for two.Both are on administrative assignment as the shooting is investigated.» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
DES MOINES, Iowa — Authorities on Friday morning named the two Des Moines police officers involved in a deadly shooting last week on the city's south side.
The shooting was reported just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, in the 2100 block of Meadow Court, where officers went to the home to do a wanted check on someone believed to be in the home with felony warrants for domestic abuse assault and felon in possession of a firearm. Sgt. Paul Parizek confirmed officers located a man they believed to be the wanted person in the home and said the man ran from officers.
Officers followed and yelled at the man, later identified as 32-year-old Charquan Hargrove, to stop and show his hands, Parizek said. He said there is video evidence from body-worn cameras that shows Hargrove fired a handgun directly at an officer.
Two senior police officers, Brian Stern and Nicholas Rude, returned gunfire, killing Hargrove. A third officer was on scene and did not fire a weapon, according to DMPD.
Stern has been with the department for five years, while Rude has been with the department for two.
Both are on administrative assignment as the shooting is investigated.
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