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(Update) Woman dies after being shot by police in Iowa

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July 5th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A 29-year-old woman has died after being shot by a Des Moines police officer. Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says Tiffany Lynn Potter was wounded while trying to flee from officers in a car around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Few details have been released about what happened. No officers were hurt during the confrontation.
The incident will be investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.