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Slain Iowa Police officers identified

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November 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(Will be updated)

Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek has identified the two Police Officers killed in the shootings early this (Wednesday) morning. The Officers were Sgt. Anthony “Tony” Beminio with the Des Moines Police Department, and Officer Justin Martin of the Urbandale Police Department.

Officer Martin

Officer Martin

Sgt. Beminio

Sgt. Beminio

Sgt. Beminio had served on the Des Moines Police force since 2005, while Officer Martin was with the Urbandale P-D since 2015. Martin was single, while Beminio was married with children.

The suspect, 46-year old Scott Michael Greene, of Urbandale, was arrested after he  surrendered to a state Department of Natural Resources officer. Sgt. Parizek says Scott Michael Greene flagged down the officer in rural Dallas County, west of Des Moines, and presented his identification. He was taken into custody and is now being treated at a Des Moines hospital.

Parizek says Greene is suspected in the killings but hasn’t yet been charged.