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Iowa AG Says Waterloo Officers Justified In Shooting

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October 11th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) –  The Iowa Attorney General’s Office finds two Waterloo Officers acted with legal justification in shooting a man who died in June of this year. The officers responded to a call from a woman about a man riding a bike with a gun riding a bike outside here home. Officers found Kelvin Plain Junior on the bike with a gun. Plain ran into a police car and fell down as he tried to escape, and was Tased when he refused to drop his gun. Police say Plain rolled over and shot two officers who returned fire and killed him.

Both Waterloo officers underwent surgery and survived.