Police in Waterloo, Iowa, responded to a report of a bicyclist with a firearm in an incident that left two officers injured and the suspect dead, detectives said Monday.
Officers were dispatched shortly before 8:30 a.m. Sunday to a report of an armed man wearing all-green clothing riding a bicycle. They spotted Kelvin Lee Plain Jr., 35, in Sullivan Park.
Plain fled on a bicycle and then on foot through the park. Officers fired a Taser at Plain as he ran, causing him to fall to the ground, the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation said in a statement.
“Plain then fired a handgun at both officers, striking one officer who was still in his vehicle and another who was shot while on foot,” the statement said. “Both officers returned fire, killing Plain.”
The officers were hospitalized in stable condition on Monday and one of them was expected to be discharged later in the day, the DCI statement said.
The incident was captured on dashboard video footage from the Waterloo police car, the DCI said.
“No additional information will be released at this time,” the statement said, citing the ongoing investigation. It said that once the investigation is complete, the results of the investigation will be forwarded to the Blackhawk County Attorney General’s Office and the Iowa Attorney General’s Office for review.
