DECEMBER 2ND. MORE BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR. DES MOINES POLICE SAY THE PISTOL THEY RECOVERED AFTER A DEADLY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING DOWNTOWN WAS AN AIRSOFT PELLET PISTOL. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED ON THE LC AT THE LC APARTMENTS ON GRAND AVENUE DOWNTOWN EARLY YESTERDAY. POLICE SAY THIS IMAGE SHOWS THE SAME MODEL OF PELLET GUN. THE SUSPECT WAS HOLDING, BUT THE ONE RECOVERED AT THE SCENE DIDN’T HAVE THE ORANGE SAFETY CONE ON IT. THAT YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, THEY RECEIVED A REPORT EARLY YESTERDAY OF THE 70 YEAR OLD SUSPECT THREATENING A WOMAN WITH A GUN IN THE APARTMENT LOBBY. THEY SAY OFFICERS FIRED AT THE MAN WHEN HE POINTED THE PISTOL AT THEM. THE OFFICERS A
Des Moines police shooting: Suspect was armed with pellet gun
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Updated: 4:24 PM CST Nov 27, 2024
The 70-year-old man who Des Moines police officers shot and killed early Tuesday morning was armed with a pellet gun, authorities say.The suspect, who has not yet been identified, lived at The Elsie Apartments, located at 430 Grand Avenue. Around 6 a.m. Tuesday, he reportedly threatened a woman on the first floor of that building with the gun before raising it toward officers who responded to the scene. Two officers shot the man, killing him.Authorities said Tuesday that they recovered the man's pistol from the scene. On Wednesday they said it was determined to be an airsoft pellet gun that did not have its orange-colored safety cone attached.Below, see a marketing photo of the model of the airsoft pistol, provided by Des Moines police. The photo shows the brand/model of the pistol recovered, not the actual gun used by the suspect.The two officers have been placed on paid administrative assignment, which is department policy following an on-duty critical or traumatic incident.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The 70-year-old man who Des Moines police officers shot and killed early Tuesday morning was armed with a pellet gun, authorities say.
The suspect, who has not yet been identified, lived at The Elsie Apartments, located at 430 Grand Avenue. Around 6 a.m. Tuesday, he reportedly threatened a woman on the first floor of that building with the gun before raising it toward officers who responded to the scene.
Two officers shot the man, killing him.
Authorities said Tuesday that they recovered the man's pistol from the scene. On Wednesday they said it was determined to be an airsoft pellet gun that did not have its orange-colored safety cone attached.
Below, see a marketing photo of the model of the airsoft pistol, provided by Des Moines police. The photo shows the brand/model of the pistol recovered, not the actual gun used by the suspect.
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This marketing photo, provided by Des Moines police, shows the brand/model of the pistol recovered from the suspect fatally shot by officers, not the actual gun in the man’s possession.
The two officers have been placed on paid administrative assignment, which is department policy following an on-duty critical or traumatic incident.
