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Suspect In Iowa Police Attacks In Custody

NPR
Published November 2, 2016 at 12:06 PM CDT
Police officers gather evidence 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, and police are searching for suspects, authorities said. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Police officers gather evidence 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, and police are searching for suspects, authorities said. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

A man suspected of fatally attacking two officers in Urbandale and Des Moines, Iowa was taken into custody Wednesday.

According to police, the man, Scott Michael Greene, is believed to have ambushed Sgt. Anthony “Tony” Beminio and Officer Justin Martin shortly after 1:00 a.m. CDT.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from Clay Masters of Iowa Public Radio.

Guest

Clay Masters, reporter and Morning Edition host for Iowa Public Radio. He tweets @Clay_Masters.

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