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Fake gun and bullet hole found in vehicle near Indiana AveDes Moines IA

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Indiana Ave & Vermont St, Des Moines, IA 50314

Police found a Nissan Altima with a smashed window parked on a bike trail near Indiana Ave and Vermont St. Inside the car was a fake gun on the floorboard. There were also .22 caliber shell casings and a bullet hole in the vehicle, suggesting it may be connected to a nearby shooting incident.

Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
00:00
Okay, so Karpi and I are up here, just south of Indiana and Vermont.
00:04
We've got a Nissan Altima parked on the bike trail. Window smashed out.
00:12
It's like a fake gun on the floorboard.
00:14
Does anyone say anything about that?
00:17
Nothing looks popped or nothing. I'm sure it's stolen, but nothing came back on yet.
00:24
Native.
00:26
I'm not sure exactly anybody still remaining up here. We do have some smash glass near the entrance and we've located one, two, three, four, five,
00:35
looks like .22 round casings.
00:40
Donzo's mom found it.
00:44
Copy. I would be shocked if this isn't related, so we'll,
00:51
wherever you find Morgan just let's know.
00:57
One turn, I can go.
01:00
6-109, you can put this back up on the board, and we can go all as well.
01:08
I apologize, all six.
01:13
127.
01:15
127, I got a suspicious info on your beat.
01:22
That was a long ways from that shooting.
01:25
I just got off 235. I'm not too far from that trick. You just sent 10, 61 Adam on if you want to put me on it.
01:31
Leave 61 out of the service.
01:36
Copy, 161 Adam.
01:41
Copy. Copy. Copy.
01:46
125. 125. 125.
01:50
This vehicle we're out with is going to be related.
01:53
It's got a bullet hole in it. If you could sort of CSI[1], if they either go down the bike path off of uni just with the skate park or go to Vermont and Indiana and go south down the gravel lake to get to us.
02:05
Okay, I still have you on the other shooting. You're done with that one and on the skate park now?
02:11
Correct.
02:17
They got a bullet hole in one of these victims or one of these vehicles here. It's going to be Illinois and Indiana and take the gravel road past that way. You'll see them. All right, I'm going to go a lot more doors with you.
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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Indiana Ave & Vermont St, Des Moines, IA 50314

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