Des Moines officer shot, seriously injured; suspect killed

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A Des Moines police officer was shot and a suspect was killed Tuesday morning during an investigation into a domestic dispute.

Des Moines Police Department officers were dispatched to the 5800 block of Southeast 35th Circle around 3:30 a.m. for a report of a person violating a protective order, Sgt. Paul Parizek said in a news release.

Police spotted the suspect’s vehicle near the scene and attempted to detain the driver around 3:50 a.m., the news release said. The suspect fled from police.

Moments later, the suspect fled west on East Army Post Road, exited the road south and came to a stop, the news release said. Officers reported shots fired and a Des Moines officer shot.

The officer who was shot is a 37-year-old man with four years of service with the Des Moines Police Department, Parizek said. He was taken to a local hospital by the Des Moines Fire Department. He was critically injured and is being treated for a gunshot wound to the chest. Parizek told KCCI the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.

The suspect was shot by officers and died at the scene.

Des Moines police and the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Criminal Investigations Division are investigating the shooting.

José Mendiola is a breaking news reporter for the Register. Reach him at [email protected].

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