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Des Moines police release body camera footage from deadly shooting

Des Moines police release body camera footage from deadly shooting
COMING UP HERE SHORTLY. ALL RIGHT JASON THANK YOU. DES MOINES POLICE HAVE REVEALED WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MINUTES BEFORE THE DEADLY SHOOTING OF DAVID LEE ROY JUNIOR. HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS IN FEBRUARY. TODAY, INVESTIGATORS RELEASED THE BODY CAM VIDEO. vlog’S NICOLE TAM IS WALKING US THROUGH THAT FOOTAGE TONIGHT. THE VIDEO, RELEASED WEDNESDAY, INCLUDES BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM DES MOINES POLICE, SENIOR OFFICERS TITUS STAFFORD AND NEIL SCHAFER. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO STOP DAVID KINS JUNIOR AFTER HE GOT OUT OF A CAR THAT WAS BEING WATCHED AS PART OF A METH INVESTIGATION. HE WAS CARRYING A DUFFEL BAG AND WEARING A MASK. OFFICER DALES FORD APPROACHED KINS FIRST. I SEARCHED MY BAG. IF YOU’RE OFFERING. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THE OFFICER HEARD ASKING KINS TO TAKE HIS HANDS OUT OF HIS POCKETS. HE ASKED WHAT KINS HAS IN HIS POCKETS. AT THAT TIME, YOU CAN SEE OFFICER SCHAFER APPROACHING THE TWO. AND FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE. A SCREWDRIVER. OKAY, GET BACK, GET BACK! KINS IS HEARD SAYING HE HAD A SCREWDRIVER. OFFICERS SAY HE TOOK OUT THAT SCREWDRIVER AND CHARGED AT OFFICER SCHAFER. BOTH OFFICERS FIRED AT KINS. KINS DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. INVESTIGATORS SAY A COMMITTEE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL REVIEW THIS INCIDENT. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR ARE THINGS THAT WE DID WELL THAT WE NEED TO INCLUDE IN TRAINING TO TEACH OTHER PEOPLE THINGS WE CAN REPLICATE. THAT WORKED OUT GOOD. WE’RE LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT MAYBE WE COULD DO BETTER. WE’RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POLICIES ARE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE. A PROCESS THAT COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN FUTURE INCIDENTS. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE POLK COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RECENTLY CLEARED THESE OFFICERS FROM ANY WRONGDOING. BOTH THE FORD AND SCHAFER REMAIN ON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENT. THAT IS PART O
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Des Moines police release body camera footage from deadly shooting
The Des Moines Police Department has released a video summary, including body camera footage, from a deadly incident in February during which two officers shot and killed a suspect.The video shows an officer approaching David Leroy Kintz Jr., 43, as he walked along the 1200 block of Maury Street. Officers had attempted to detain Kintz after he had been in a vehicle they were monitoring during a drug trafficking investigation.The body camera footage shows Officer Titus Deford approach Kintz. Kintz puts his hands in his pockets multiple times, prompting Deford to ask Kintz to keep his hands visible.Kintz tells Deford and Officer Neal Shaffer he has a screwdriver, at which point Kintz pulls out the screwdriver and lunges toward Shaffer. Both Deford and Shaffer fired their handguns at Kintz, hitting and killing him.Deford and Shaffer each remain on administrative assignment, which is department protocol after a traumatic incident, according to DMPD. They have each been cleared of wrongdoing by both the Polk County Attorney's Office and the Iowa Attorney General's Office.You can watch the video summary, along with body camera footage, below. Warning: Some viewers may find the video disturbing.Des Moines police: body cam footage from deadly shooting on Feb. 6, 2025» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

The Des Moines Police Department has released a video summary, including body camera footage, from a deadly incident in February during which two officers shot and killed a suspect.

The video shows an officer approaching David Leroy Kintz Jr., 43, as he walked along the 1200 block of Maury Street. Officers had attempted to detain Kintz after he had been in a vehicle they were monitoring during a drug trafficking investigation.

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The body camera footage shows Officer Titus Deford approach Kintz. Kintz puts his hands in his pockets multiple times, prompting Deford to ask Kintz to keep his hands visible.

Kintz tells Deford and Officer Neal Shaffer he has a screwdriver, at which point Kintz pulls out the screwdriver and lunges toward Shaffer. Both Deford and Shaffer fired their handguns at Kintz, hitting and killing him.

Deford and Shaffer each remain on administrative assignment, which is department protocol after a traumatic incident, according to DMPD. They have each been cleared of wrongdoing by both the Polk County Attorney's Office and the Iowa Attorney General's Office.

You can watch the video summary, along with body camera footage, below. Warning: Some viewers may find the video disturbing.

Des Moines police: body cam footage from deadly shooting on Feb. 6, 2025

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