Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Public Safety, today (Tuesday), issued an update on the fatal, officer-involved shooting incident Sunday, in Panora. Authorities identified the subject shot as 26-year old Joshua B. Reed, of New Virginia, Iowa.  The autopsy of Reed was conducted by the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny.  The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was ruled homicide.

The Panora Police officer involved in the shooting is Officer Rock Armstrong.  Officer Armstrong has been an officer for 17 years.  Officer Armstrong is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

The incident that lead to the shooting took place when Panora officers responded at around 7:20-p.m. Sunday, to a 9-1-1 call about a man with a knife threatening people in an apartment complex at 502 West Market Street, in Panora. Officers located Reed in a hallway and ordered him several times, to drop the knife. When he failed to do so, Officer Armstrong engaged Reed and fired his weapon. Reed was given medical aid but later died from his injuries.