Pedestrian hit by vehicle after dispute near 7th and Indiana, Des Moines IA


A person was intentionally hit by a vehicle near the intersection of 7th and Indiana after a dispute. The driver reportedly held a knife before striking the pedestrian. The vehicle, described either as a brown Jeep Liberty or a gold SUV, fled the scene going westbound on Forest Avenue or southbound on 7th. The driver is described as a black male in his 30s or 40s wearing a black and yellow shirt and tan pants.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
02:13
Transcript:
00:00
What cars? I'm going to have you start for this accident. 7th in Indiana.
00:03
It's going to be a car versus a pedestrian run vehicle, possibly the Brown Jeep Liberty.
00:10
Will you know and we get further?
00:14
We'll go through copy.
00:17
Yep.
00:22
Both cars, two and four, sounding like that this brown Jeep Liberty possibly intentionally ran this person down, just so you're where.
00:38
Go to 304, run vehicle is left seeing westbound on Forest near 7th, westbound Forest.
00:54
Do you want to give the description of that run vehicle again?
00:59
One caller saying it's a brown Jeep Liberty, another caller is saying it is a gold SUV.
01:10
Thank you.
01:16
I said cars on the accident, caller is now saying the driver had a knife in his hand during their dispute before he ran him over.
01:24
Another caller was saying the vehicle left going southbound on 7th.
01:38
Driver, the vehicle is going to be a black male in his 30s or 40s,
01:44
black and yellow shirt, tan pants.
01:51
If I cars next, we're up to near Cummins Road.
01:57
David.
02:03
Just want to make sure you're aware of the Carver's Pedestrian Quest.
02:10
Yep, on the area.
02:12
Copy, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA
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