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Des Moines police shooting: 36-year-old suspect has died after being shot by officers

Des Moines police shooting: 36-year-old suspect has died after being shot by officers
vlog EIGHT NEWS STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS. THE SUSPECT HAS DIED AFTER AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED ON EAST TIFFIN AVENUE IN DES MOINES. POLICE SAY LIFE SAVING EFFORTS WERE DONE AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT THE SCENE. vlog’S PEPPER PURPURA IS LIVE AT THE SCENE TONIGHT. AND PEPPER, YOU TALKED WITH AUTHORITIES EARLIER AND THEY SAID THE SHOOTING WAS AN ACT OF DEFENSE. WELL, STACIE, WHAT THEY TOLD US IS THAT POLICE SAY THAT THE SUSPECT DID INFORM OFFICERS THAT HE WAS ARMED AS THEY WERE CLOSING IN ON THAT SCENE. BUT WE’RE STILL WORKING TO CONFIRM IS WHETHER THAT SUSPECT FIRED AT OFFICERS OR PULLED A WEAPON BEFORE THOSE SHOTS WERE FIRED. ACCORDING TO POLICE, THEY WERE SERVING A FEDERAL WARRANT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT WHEN THAT PERSON WAS SHOT. THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS IS HELPING TO INVESTIGATE. THEY TYPICALLY ASSIST ANYTIME. DES MOINES POLICE HAVE A SHOOTING THAT INVOLVES AN OFFICER. INVESTIGATORS ARE CONTINUING INTO ROUGHLY THEIR SIXTH HOUR, NOW PROCESSING THIS SCENE. THE ROADWAY BETWEEN EAST 14TH AND YORK STREET CONTINUE TO BE BLOCKED OFF AS THEY WORK. DES MOINES POLICE SERGEANT PAUL PARIZEK DID BRIEF US THIS AFTERNOON. HERE’S HIS DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED. WE RECEIVED A TIP FROM A NEIGHBOR THAT THERE WAS A FELONY WANTED PERSON OBSERVED AT A HOUSE HERE. OUR OFFICERS GATHERED UP. THEY CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO COME UP HERE. THERE WERE SOME INDICATORS ON THE WARRANTS THAT HE WAS KNOWN TO GO ARMED, POSSIBLY HAD SOME VIOLENT TENDENCIES. SO WE ORCHESTRATED A PLAN. WE CAME UP HERE AS THE OFFICERS APPROACHED THE HOUSE. THEY ACTUALLY SAW THE WANTED PERSON RUN BACK INTO THE HOME. THEY DID A GREAT JOB MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS NOBODY IN ANY DANGER. THEY GOT ONE OTHER ADULT OUT OF THAT HOUSE. AND THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY. vlog HOPES TO BRING YOU THE LATEST UPDATES ON SOME OF THOSE DETAILS. WE’RE STILL WORKING TO GET, LIKE THE IDENTITY OF THIS PERSON. AND OF COURSE, THOSE FURTHER DETAILS ON WHAT ALL WENT DOWN ON THE SCENE. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO FIND THOSE BACK HERE ON vlog AND DES MOINE
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Des Moines police shooting: 36-year-old suspect has died after being shot by officers
The man Des Moines police officers shot during a felony warrant check Friday afternoon has died, according to the department.Officers were called to the 1300 block of E. Tiffin Avenue at around 2:44 p.m. Friday to investigate a report of a person with active felony warrants at a residence. Responding officers located the suspect, a 36-year-old man wanted for domestic violence and child endangerment, as he ran inside the residence, police say.At around 3:38 p.m., police say an officer communicated via radio that the suspect announced he was armed with a gun. Seconds later, two officers fired, hitting the suspect.The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died. No officers were injured, according to police.» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest headlines from vlog

The man Des Moines police officers shot during a felony warrant check Friday afternoon has died, according to the department.

Officers were called to the 1300 block of E. Tiffin Avenue at around 2:44 p.m. Friday to investigate a report of a person with active felony warrants at a residence. Responding officers located the suspect, a 36-year-old man wanted for domestic violence and child endangerment, as he ran inside the residence, police say.

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At around 3:38 p.m., police say an officer communicated via radio that the suspect announced he was armed with a gun. Seconds later, two officers fired, hitting the suspect.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.

No officers were injured, according to police.

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