Two Iowa Police Officers Killed In Overnight Ambush

Two Iowa police officers were shot and killed early Wednesday morning.

Police responded to reports of gunfire around 1 a.m. this morning and found a police officer from Urbandale had been shot. The second attack happened at about 1:26 a.m. when a Des Moines police officer, who was responding to the scene, was shot and killed. Both officers were shot while sitting in their patrol cars.

Police are still searching for the suspect who is identified as, Scott Michael Greene, and say he should be considered armed and dangerous.

He is described as a 46-years-old man, who stands  5'11" tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes and could be driving a blue 2011 Ford F-150 with Iowa license plate 780 YFR. The truck has a silver-colored topper with a ladder rack.

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