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One officer was
found dead about 1 a.m. local time in Urbandale, a suburb of Des
Moines. The second officer was found dead about 1:30 a.m. local
time in the city, NBC News reported.
"The shootings appear to have been ambush-style attacks," a
statement from the Des Moines police department said, according
to NBC.
Both officers were shot in their squad cars about two miles (3
km) apart, Des Moines police department spokesman Paul Parizek
told a news conference.
"There is a clear and present danger to police officers right
now," he said. "There is definitely danger out there right now."
A manhunt for the suspect or suspects was being conducted by
police throughout the area, Parizek said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee, editing by Larry
King)
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