Police cleared in killing of Des Moines resident as body camera footage is released
New body camera and surveillance footage shows the moments leading up to police killing Charles Leonard III in downtown Des Moines last November.
Polk County Attorney: Des Moines officers 'legally justified' in fatal November shooting
Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham said the officers "believed their actions were necessary to save the lives of officers and others in the surrounding area."
Officers involved in deadly downtown Des Moines shooting cleared of any wrongdoing
"It was reasonable for (officers) to conclude that their lives, the lives of other offices on scene, and the lives of everyone in the building and area were in imminent danger at the time the deadly force was used,
Police killing of man in downtown Des Moines justified, attorney general concludes
A report released by the Attorney General's Office says Des Moines police were justified in the shooting death of a gun-wielding man in a wheelchair
Des Moines officers cleared in fatal shooting of armed man
In the early hours of Nov. 26, a quiet lobby at Elsie Mason Manor became the center of a life-or-death standoff.By sunrise, police officers Christian Bishop an
Deadly shooting by Des Moines police officers was justified, Iowa attorney general's office says
Two Des Moines police officers were justified in using deadly force in a shooting last month, according to a report from the Iowa attorney general's office.
Iowa Attorney General's Office: DMPD officers justified in fatal November downtown shooting
The report states that Leonard's actions left officers with no other choice than to respond with deadly force given the belief that his weapon was real.
Des Moines police: One person in custody after stabbing, chase
Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to appear, either in person or virtually, for sentencing on Jan. 10, which is 10 days before Trump's presidential inauguration. Merchan, in his ruling Friday, called an unconditional discharge the "most viable solution to ensure finality and allow Defendant to pursue his appellate options.
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Bodycam, 911 call released in police killing of Charles Leonard III in downtown Des Moines
Bodycam released in police shooting of Charles Leonard. Iowa attorney general and Polk County attorney concluded use of lethal force was justified.
DMPD releases video in fatal November officer-involved shooting
The Des Moines Police Department has released video from a fatal officer-involved shooting in downtown Des Moines in November of 2024. It contains footage from ...