Armed man shot by Des Moines police during drug investigation dies
A preliminary investigation indicated the suspect was a passenger in a car that was under surveillance as part of an ongoing methamphetamine trafficking investigation, the news release said.
Des Moines police have killed six people since July. Where all the cases stand now
The number of police killings has risen sharply — Des Moines police killed five people between 2015 and 2022, according to data from the Washington Post's police shootings database. That's fewer deaths in seven years than there has been in seven months in Des Moines.
Des Moines police investigating Sunday morning drive-by shooting
The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning. According to police, 15 to 20 shots were fired around 1:30 a.m. damaging a house in the 1600 block of Dean Avenue,
'They didn't give him a chance': Sister mourns unarmed man killed by Des Moines police
A family of a man who police killed seek a lawsuit against the Des Moines Police Department, saying they should have used non-lethal tactics first.
Man shot in the knee, rushed to hospital in Des Moines
The Des Moines Police Department is trying to find the person who shot a man in the knee Tuesday morning. It happened around 6:30 a.m. on 6th Avenue South. The man was rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive.
Police investigating after man shot in Des Moines
A man was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after an incident in Des Moines Tuesday morning.Des Moines police officers were dispat
Suspect killed by police, officers involved in drug investigation shooting identified
The Des Moines Police Department has identified the officers who shot and killed an armed man during a narcotics ...
Polk County Attorney: Des Moines police justified in deadly shooting
Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham says her office will not file charges against three Des Moines police officers involved ...
Crashes, stalled vehicles cause delays in Des Moines metro Thursday morning
Drivers in the Des Moines metro may face delays Thursday morning amid multiple reports of crashes and stalled vehicles. The ...
DMPD releases name of suspect shot and killed by officers
The Des Moines Police Department has released the name of the suspect who was shot and killed by officers in early February. According to DMPD, the shooting occurred at ...
Des Moines police officers, suspect identified in Feb. 6 deadly shooting
Senior police officers Neal Shaffer and Titus Deford both fired their handguns at David Leroy Kintz Jr. after the suspect allegedly pulled a weapon last Thursday.
Part of Ingersoll Avenue closed as firefighters respond to structure fire
Des Moines police are closing a section of Ingersoll Avenue Thursday morning as the Des Moines Fire Department responds to a ...
Suspect shot by DMPD officers dies, 1 arrest made in connected narcotics case
A suspect who was shot by Des Moines police officers Thursday night during an investigation into a methamphetamine ...
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Des Moines police identify teenager, 24-year-old killed in apparent murder-suicide
The Des Moines Police Department said a shooting that killed two people Monday in the Lower Beaver neighborhood was an apparent murder-suicide. The police identified the two as 15-year-old ...