News Roundup

Two Iowa police officers were shot and killed early Wednesday morning in ambush attacks that made national news.  As the Des Moines Register reports, Urbandale Police Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio each were shot while in their vehicles. The lone suspect, Scott Michael Greene, was apprehended a few hours after the shootings.  Early reports indicate that Greene had a run-in with Urbandale officers in the middle of last month after an incident at a high school football game where he waved a Confederate flag in front of a group of African-Americans and was ejected from the stadium.  The stadium is located at a traffic intersection where one of the officers was shot.  Keep reading for more news.

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