Iowa Shootout Leaves Fleeing Suspect Dead and 2 Police Officers Injured

Crime scene investigators work at the scene where two Des Moines police officers were shot in Des Moines, Iowa on Sept. 16, 2024. Cody Scanlan/The Des Moines Register via AP

DES MOINES, Iowa—A shootout early Monday left two Iowa police officers hospitalized and a suspect dead, Des Moines police said.

The encounter began around 1:40 a.m. when patrol officers stopped a 37-year-old driver for an equipment violation, police said. The driver pulled over in a parking lot but sped away as officers exited their patrol vehicles, police Sgt. Paul Parizek said in a news release.