CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a suspect has been shot and killed by an officer during a police chase in eastern Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said late this (Wednesday) morning, the individual who was shot by an officer with the Clinton Police Department has been identified as 38-year old Jacob Matthew Dau, of Clinton, Iowa. Dau was shot at around 10:45-p.m. Tuesday, after the officer tried to stop a fleeing vehicle.

Clinton Police Chief Kevin Gyrion the vehicle was chased into nearby Camanche and back to Clinton when a pursuing officer fired his service weapon at the vehicle, hitting the suspect. Dau was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The officer was not injured. Per departmental policy, the officer has been placed on paid administrative leave. Authorities will not release the police officer’s name until the officer has been interviewed.