Incident

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7-03-2019 Iowa Des Moines 1-1

Location

July 03, 2019

Incident Address

Des Moines, Iowa

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Brad Ratkovich
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Steven Wayne Six
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male

Incident Characteristics

Non-Shooting Incident
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive use - No shots fired

Notes

Man stops suspect from entering and stealing truck with his son inside.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-armed-dad-keeps-fugitive-from-stealing-truck-with-son-inside/28285513

URL: https://www.kcci.com/article/police-armed-dad-keeps-fugitive-from-stealing-truck-with-son-inside/28281866

URL: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/07/05/des-moines-father-protects-son-during-potential-burglary-gun/1653082001/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 18
State House District: 35