2 Iowa Police Officers Killed in ‘Ambush-Style Attacks’



Two police officers were fatally shot in their cars during separate “ambush-style attacks” in greater Des Moines, Iowa, early Wednesday, authorities said, NBC News reported. 

Sgt. Paul Parizek, a spokesman for the Des Moines Police Department, said there was a “clear and present danger to police officers” and that at least one suspect remained on the run.

Parizek said the officers “were gunned down when they were sitting in their car.” 

Earlier, the Des Moines Police Department said in a statement the first officer was found dead at around 1:06 a.m. (2:06 a.m. ET) in Urbandale, which is a suburb of the Iowa city which has its own force. A second officer’s body was located in Des Moines at 1:26 (2:26 a.m. ET), it added. The officer died shortly after being taken to hospital. 

The officers’ names were not immediately released. Two Des Moines officers also died in a car crash while on duty on March 26.

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