Incident

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4-09-2021 Iowa Grundy Center 1-1

Location

April 09, 2021

305 G Ave
Grundy Center, Iowa
Geolocation: 42.3617, -92.7666

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Trooper Sgt Jim Smith
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Michael Thomas Lang
Age: 41
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot

Notes

suspect barricade w/ multiple guns; police attempted entry w/ wheeled armored carrier; Iowa State Trooper killed in standoff;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown
Stolen: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.thegrundyregister.com/content/breaking-standoff-g-avenue

URL: https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-state-trooper-killed-in-grundy-center-shooting-officials-to-hold-press-conference-saturday/article_3df2b93f-b4c0-5dab-b41f-d8a5a5d26cce.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

URL: https://www.thehawkeye.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2021/04/10/iowa-state-patrol-trooper-shot-killed-grundy-center-standoff-dept-of-public-safety-grundy-county/7173033002/

URL: https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/iowa-patrol-trooper-killed-during-standoff/

URL: https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/suspect-in-iowa-troopers-death-may-have-goaded-traffic-stop/article_f0f3d9dc-96a1-5dad-a7df-29558cef24db.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 25
State House District: 50