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Single gunshot fired near Des Moines Trails parking lotDes Moines IA

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Parking lot, Des Moines Trails, Des Moines, IA 50309

Police responded to a report of a single gunshot near the parking lot at Des Moines Trails. Witnesses saw a white sedan driven by a white female. A black male passenger got out of the vehicle while it was moving and ran eastbound on Hickman and then southbound on 16th. Another caller reported seeing a distressed male running through a yard who asked if they heard the noise before leaving.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
03:49
Transcript:
00:00
We assisted broadband security here and we'll be back in and that shots fired[1] or shots per trip put us on that we're a block away.
00:09
Just spoke a couple people here. They said I came from Brodington Terrace area.
00:17
Okay, did you read the new update about the Broadlands parking lot?
00:22
No start.
00:28
All cars on this shot's trip, there's an update, there was another call on this, they heard one shot before that, there was a white sedan, it was occupied by a white female driver, possibly wearing sweatpants, brown hair.
00:40
She drove into the Brabant's parking lot, a black male, got out of the passenger side door as it was moving and started to run eastbound on Hickman, then ran southbound on 16.
00:50
That's when they heard the shot.
01:04
Good time, Adam.
01:10
Are you even close to that shop?
01:13
No, we've ever done with us.
01:16
Okay, I have three other cars going to it. I'm going to take you off that.
01:20
Stand by, if I have one. Five o one.
01:26
Can you assist on a suicide threat?
01:31
Yeah, go ahead.
01:32
At MC5.
01:38
Copy.
01:39
I got around call on. There's near University.
01:44
Near University number four on suicide threats be checking on (name withheld). Sixty-year-old female-telling broadons that she wants to overdose.
01:55
She has attempted suicide in the past for the crisis line.
02:02
Okay.
02:07
An Adam copy. I can just take that advice with NC.
02:12
Okay, 501 you're in service.
02:17
Okay, thanks Bill.
02:24
355, copied.
02:30
236. 236.
02:31
236. 236.
02:35
I'm going to run this one-half down to southwest 9th Army Post to hopefully solve this problem for the day.
02:43
Copy.
02:45
We're in D.P.
02:52
Cair 7. Chair.
02:55
Care 7. Apologies.
03:00
It's perfectly fired. Transport complete. Any miles is one. You can show us make your service.
03:09
Copy.
03:15
608.
03:20
Talk to somebody that was walking their dog for the last 20 minutes and didn't hear or see anything.
03:25
Unless there's additional, I'll be UTL[2].
03:33
Copy, it looks like there was another note in here.
03:36
Another caller said he was running through someone's yard, stopped and looked in distress.
03:41
She had no idea if he was involved. He walked past the caller and said, hey, did you hear that? Where did they come from? And then walked outbound on 16.
03:48
Otherwise, no new information.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
shots fired: Report of gunshots heard; possible weapon discharged
[2]
UTL: Unable to find the subject, vehicle, or incident reported.

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Parking lot, Des Moines Trails, Des Moines, IA 50309

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