16-year-old killed by police in Iowa under investigation

Dec. 26 (UPI) — The Iowa Division of Legal Investigations is aiding in a evaluation of an incident that led to the capturing loss of life of a 16-year-old male in Des Moines, Iowa, by the hands of law enforcement officials early Monday morning.

A press launch from the Des Moines Police Division mentioned officers arrived on the scene of a home dispute on the south aspect of Des Moines at about 12:30 a.m., after they discovered a 16-year-old boy with a handgun. The boy was inside an condo with members of his household.

“Officers started a number of minutes of negotiations in an effort to de-escalate the state of affairs,” the press launch mentioned.

“Throughout that point, a number of pleas have been made for him to place the handgun down. As de-escalation efforts continued, he raised the handgun within the path of officers. Multiple officer fired their handgun, placing him.”

Officers then started offering life-saving efforts to no avail. Des Moines Fireplace Division medics took over the efforts as soon as they arrived earlier than transporting the boy to a neighborhood hospital the place he was pronounced useless.

Police physique cameras have been energetic throughout the capturing and will likely be reviewed as a part of the investigation. Police division detectives may even help within the investigation.

The division mentioned this was the primary officer-involved capturing this 12 months.