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Des Moines, IA

Person struck in head by nail gun in Des Moines 

audio iconAssault
Near N Valley Dr, Des Moines, IA 50312
The recording reports a person was hit in the head with a nail gun. The caller was the victim's wife and there was a language barrier. The nail did not embed, and the suspect was reported to still be at the location.
Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
01:12

Transcript:
3447[4][2], 54[3], Westbound Poppy, Church. 47. 47. Fifty-four. Seventeen thousand three hundred eleven, North Valley Drive, an assault. Nail was hit in the head by a nail gun and we're getting further for you. Fifty-four from the street. We had medics going as well. 47, one hundred and twenty-first in Douglas. (name withheld). Okay. Wait a hard time being around. Honey. 3835[1]. 3835. Can you show me on a supplemental at Shot for Chevy, please? to North Valley Drive. The call came from the victim's wife, who was not on site. A bit of a language barrier. So the suspect is still there. And it sounds like he was hit with the nail gun, not... The nail did not impale him. That's what we're getting.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
3835: Officer or unit identifier
[2]
3447: Officer or unit identifier
[3]
54: Officer or unit identifier
[4]
47: Officer or unit identifier

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Location mentioned:
Near N Valley Dr, Des Moines, IA 50312
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