Des Moines Police Officers Injured, Suspect Killed in Shooting 2024-09-21

Two Des Moines police officers were shot and injured during a confrontation with a suspect, who was killed in the incident. The officers, Cade Moritz and Jacob Boekhoff, were responding to a traffic stop when the suspect, Joshua Dean Green, fled the scene and crashed his vehicle. Green then opened fire on the officers, injuring Moritz in the head and Boekhoff in the arm. Two other officers, Chad Steffen and Frankie Contreras, returned fire and killed Green. The investigation is ongoing.

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Hundreds of Murders in Iowa Remain Unsolved 2024-09-21

Over the past 30 years, around one in three Iowa homicides has gone unsolved. Some of the most infamous cold cases in the state include the Villisca Ax Murders in 1912, the murder of Edward Kriz in 1962, the disappearance of Lynn Schuller in 1972, the murder of Rhonda Knutson in 1992, the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit in 1995, the murder of Ashley Okland in 2011, and the murders of Lyric Cook-Morrisey and Elizabeth Collins in 2012. Authorities continue to investigate these cases, hoping for breakthroughs, but no answers have come.

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Des Moines Police Identify Officers Involved in Shooting 2024-09-21

The Des Moines Police Department has released more details about the officers involved in the shooting that left a suspect dead and two police officers injured. Senior police officer Cade Moritz, who was shot in the head, remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. The other officer, Jacob Boekhoff, who was shot in the arm, has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. The suspect, Joshua Dean Green, had a history of criminal charges, including operating vehicles without the owner's consent, harassment, and resisting arrest. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.