Police: Officer fired at vehicle driving at him during pursuit
Officer says suspect swerved at him
Updated: 3:58 PM CST Feb 10, 2016
Alyx Sacks
Anchor/Reporter
Des Moines police said an officer fired at a driver during a pursuit overnight. At 2:21 a.m. Wednesday, officers attempted to stop a vehicle near Southwest 14th and Porter. According to police, the driver refused to stop and drove off.Police said during the pursuit, the driver lost control of his vehicle and stopped. An officer got out of his vehicle intending to arrest the driver.Police said when the driver began to drive towards the officer, the officer fired at the vehicle, but missed.The driver continued driving for several minutes before abandoning his vehicle and tried to run on foot. Officers arrested the man at an apartment complex.Austin Lee Allen, 25, of Des Moines, was arrested and charged. He faces three felony charges of assault with a weapon on a police officer, second-degree theft, and eluding. He's also wanted on felony warrants in Kansas related to a theft of the vehicle he was driving. Allen has been taken to the Polk County Jail.Police said the officer involved was Senior Police Officer Christopher Brockert who has been with the Des Moines Police Department since 2013.The case remains under investigation.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Des Moines police said an officer fired at a driver during a pursuit overnight.
At 2:21 a.m. Wednesday, officers attempted to stop a vehicle near Southwest 14th and Porter. According to police, the driver refused to stop and drove off.
Police said during the pursuit, the driver lost control of his vehicle and stopped. An officer got out of his vehicle intending to arrest the driver.
Police said when the driver began to drive towards the officer, the officer fired at the vehicle, but missed.
The driver continued driving for several minutes before abandoning his vehicle and tried to run on foot. Officers arrested the man at an apartment complex.
Austin Lee Allen, 25, of Des Moines, was arrested and charged. He faces three felony charges of assault with a weapon on a police officer, second-degree theft, and eluding. He's also wanted on felony warrants in Kansas related to a theft of the vehicle he was driving. Allen has been taken to the Polk County Jail.
Police said the officer involved was Senior Police Officer Christopher Brockert who has been with the Des Moines Police Department since 2013.
The case remains under investigation.