No gun was found at the scene where two Des Moines police officers shot and killed a man wanted on felony warrants. In a news release Thursday, police said officers heard a loud noise from the closet in which Brandon Allen Mitchell, 36, allegedly was hiding and, perceiving they were being shot at, started firing their weapons.
Mitchell later died at a hospital. The incident happened at about p. He was wanted on felony probation violation warrants related to domestic abuse and child endangerment. Police examination of evidence, including video and audio recordings, showed the officers enter the home, announced their presence multiple times and said they had a K-9 officer, according to a news release Thursday from spokesperson Sgt.
Paul Parizek. The K-9 alerted officers to Mitchell inside a closet. Mitchell allegedly told officers he had a gun, and, when officers told him to show his hands, he again told them he had a gun, the news release said.
Both officer fired their guns at Mitchell, the news release said. A police search later found no gun in the home, the news release said. Senior police officers William Perez, who has been with the department since , and Michael Hoopes, who has been with the department since , have been placed on administrative assignment, per protocol in use of force cases.
According to his obituary , Mitchell had seven children. He loved helping people however and whenever he could. Police said body camera footage would be released when the investigation is completed. Reach him at jmendiola dmreg. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Des Moines police find no gun from scene where officers killed suspect. A timeline of the Washington, D. But the lawmakers softened the proposed cut following a debate over public health and budget priorities.
