On September 5, 2024, at approximately 18:30 hours, officers with the Mt. Pleasant Police Department were dispatched to an alleged domestic incident in the City of Mt. Pleasant. During officers’ response to the alleged domestic, the suspect drove by the scene and officers attempted to make contact with him.
When officers attempted to make contact with the suspect, the suspect did not stop his vehicle and proceeded to drive through intersections without obeying traffic signs. Near the corner of W Henry Street and N Jefferson Street, the suspect, while still in his vehicle, shot at a Mt. Pleasant Police Officer in his patrol vehicle several times. The suspect then fled in his vehicle at a high rate of speed. The suspect eventually lost control of his vehicle on Highway 218 and 185th Street.
Officers approached the vehicle and determined that the suspect was deceased. Names of the suspect and officer are being withheld pending notification. Throughout the entire incident, no officers discharged their weapons. The City of Mt. Pleasant requested the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations to assist with the investigation, and the investigation remains ongoing at this time.
This was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public. The Mt. Pleasant Policer Officer who was shot at was treated and released with no injuries.
The Mt. Pleasant Police Department was assisted by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations, Henry County EMS, and Breuer’s Towing.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and a suspect or charged party is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Mt. Pleasant Police Department at 319 385-1450.
*ORIGINAL POST*
There was a disturbance yesterday evening in Henry County which saw a suspect located by law enforcement. The Mt. Pleasant Police Department and Henry County Sheriff’s Office were among the agencies involved.
We do know that an alert was put out on the HCSO FB page asking the public to be on the lookout for a white male on foot in the Highway 218/185th St area. Reports suggest the subject may have been armed. Little details are known about this incident at this time, but there is no ongoing threat to the public.