Two police officers in the Des Moines area of Iowa are shot to death in separate ambush-style attacks while they were sitting in their patrol cars, and police say they are searching for a known suspect.
The shootings happen less than 2 miles apart, both along main streets that cut through residential areas.
“There’s somebody out there shooting police officers. We hope to find him before somebody else gets hurt,” Des Moines Sgt. Paul Parizek tells a news conference, stopping briefly to control his emotions.
Law enforcement officials investigate at the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Urbandale, Iowa. Two Des Moines area police officers were shot to death early Wednesday in ambush-style attacks while they were sitting in their patrol cars. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Police name 46-year-old Scott Michael Greene as a suspect in the killings, describing him as armed and dangerous and urging members of the public to not approach him.
“There is a clear and present danger to police officers,” Parizek says, adding that officers are now conducting patrols in pairs for protection.
— AP
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