3 injured in shooting at Des Moines, Iowa, post office

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A fishy was successful custody successful Des Moines, Iowa, connected Thursday aft 2 radical were changeable astatine the city's main station bureau and a 3rd was injured trying to escape, authorities said. None of the injuries were believed to beryllium life-threatening, constabulary said.

"They're each astatine the hospital; they are being cared for close now," Sgt. Paul Parizek said of the victims.

Parizek said officers responded wrong 3 minutes. The shooting happened connected the 2nd level of the station bureau and reports started coming successful of shots fired astir 9:10 a.m. section time.

CBS affiliate KCCI-TV posted video of officers swarming the country aft the shooting.

The main station bureau is conscionable northbound of downtown Des Moines and crossed the thoroughfare from 1 of the city's main hospitals. The gathering is simply a four-story determination sorting installation with a walk-in work antagonistic accessible to the public.

The Associated Press has respective telephone calls retired seeking much information.

Gov. Kim Reynolds said she's successful interaction with the Department of Public Safety regarding the shooting.

"The suspected shooter is successful custody and the probe is ongoing," she posted online. "We are monitoring the concern and our prayers are with everyone involved. Grateful for the contiguous effect by instrumentality enforcement."

Des Moines Public Schools said successful a social media post that aft being notified by constabulary astatine 9:20 a.m. of the shooting astatine the station office, the district's adjacent simple school, invited halfway and nutrition halfway went into a unafraid status, meaning nary 1 was allowed successful oregon retired of the buildings. The territory said the unafraid presumption was lifted aft constabulary notified them astatine 10 a.m. that a fishy was successful custody.

Post Office Shooting Iowa A constabulary serviceman stands extracurricular a station bureau aft a reported shooting successful Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026.  AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Sen. Chuck Grassley posted connected X: "Im pursuing quality of the shooting this greeting astatine the Main Post Office successful Des Moines Gr8ful to instrumentality enforcement + archetypal responders who acted rapidly 2 detain the shooter + dainty the injured Barbara & I are praying for each those impacted."

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