DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department announced that the suspect who was shot by officers Friday evening has died.
At around 2:44 p.m. officers with the DMPD investigated reports of a person wanted on felony warrants being seen at a residence in the 1300 block of East Tiffin Avenue. When officers arrived at the residence the suspect, identified as a 36-year-old male, ran inside of a home. According to DMPD, officers secured the scene and got one other person out of the home before searching for the wanted individual.
The DMPD said that at around 3:38 p.m. the suspect told officers that he was armed with a gun and seconds later two officers fired their weapons. The suspect was shot and transported to a nearby hospital where he later died.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations along with the DMPD are continuing to investigate the shooting. Additional information will be shared when made available.
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