DES MOINES, Iowa — A suspect is dead and two Des Moines police officers are hospitalized following an exchange of gunfire after a chase that ended in a crash early Monday morning on Des Moines’ east side.
Sgt. Paul Parizek of the Des Moines Police Department said DMPD patrol officers attempted a traffic stop near the 2500 block of Easton Boulevard around 1:40 a.m. and the driver refused to stop.
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There was a short chase that followed. The driver turned north onto E. 24th Street and left the roadway, crashing the vehicle.
When officers tried to take the suspect into custody, he fired on them with a handgun. Sgt. Paraizek said multiple officers returned fire and the suspect, an adult male was hit. Police say he is deceased.
Two DMPD patrol officers were shot and both officers are hospitalized and expected to survive.
The names of the deceased suspect and the two officers who were injured have not been released.