Early Monday morning, a tragic shootout in Des Moines, Iowa, resulted in two police officers being hospitalized and a suspect losing his life, according to Des Moines police officials.
The incident unfolded at approximately 1:40 a.m. when patrol officers initiated a traffic stop on a 37-year-old driver for an equipment violation. Upon pulling over in a parking lot, the driver abruptly sped away as officers exited their patrol vehicles, as detailed in a news release by police Sgt. Paul Parizek.
