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The Des Moines post office shooting

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    Two postal workers shot in Des Moines; third hurt escaping

    A woman employee was detained near the main post office. Three injured coworkers were receiving hospital care, with injuries police initially said did not appear life-threatening.

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    • Two postal workers were shot inside their Des Moines workplace Thursday morning, and a third was injured in a fall while trying to escape the gunfire. All three were receiving hospital care after the shooting at the city’s main post office. Police took an adult woman who worked at the facility into custody nearby.

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Who's involved

Who's involved

People

  • Chuck GrassleyUnited States Senator from Iowa since 1981
  • Connie BoesenAmerican politician
  • Kim ReynoldsGovernor of Iowa since 2017

Organizations

  • Des Moines Police DepartmentAmerican law enforcement agency
  • Des Moines Public Schoolsschool district in Iowa
  • United States Postal Serviceindependent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing postal service

Places

  • Carver Elementary School
  • Des Moines