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Des Moines, IA

Men pulled handgun during road rage incident 

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42nd St & University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Two men in a dark Dodge Charger threatened another driver with a gun during a road rage incident before driving away.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
00:25

Transcript:
Side cars copy a broadcast[1] for officer safety. Last seen eastbound from 42nd in University is a dark color Dodge Charger with blackout plates occupied by two males. They sound like they had some kind of road rage[2] dispute with another driver and they pulled a handgun[3] on them. Again last seen eastbound 42nd in University the dark Dodge Charger was blackout plated occupied by two males. One of them pulled a handgun on the caller after a road rage dispute broadcast 2140.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
broadcast: officer safety
[2]
road rage: confrontational driving dispute
[3]
handgun: firearm involved

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Location mentioned:
42nd St & University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311

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