(Des Moines, Iowa) – Iowa DCI Special Agent in Charge Adam DeCamp said Wednesday, at the request of Appanoose County Sheriff Gary Anderson and Centerville Police Chief Tom Demry, the Division of Criminal Investigation conducted an investigation into the November 21, 2021, officer-involved shooting in rural Appanoose County. All investigative findings will be forwarded to the Appanoose County Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Iowa Attorney General for review and determination.

Law enforcement officers involved in the shooting were identified as Centerville Police Officers Jacob Downs and Greffe Holmes, along with Appanoose County Sheriff’s Deputy Allen Buckallew. Officer Downs has been with the Centerville Police Department for 4 year. Officer Holmes has been with the Centerville Police Department for a month. Deputy Buckallew has been with the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office for 2 years. He spent the previous 19 years with the Centerville Police Departments.

Deputy Buckalew

Officer Downs

Officer Holmes

Centerville police officers had been dispatched to a domestic assault in the 21000 block of 560th Street outside Centerville at about 3:43 Sunday (Nov. 21st). “While investigating the incident, two Centerville officers and an Appanoose County sheriff’s deputy were engaged in an officer-involved shooting that resulted in one person killed. The law enforcement officers were not injured,” DPS officials said through a news release.

According to authorities, 45-year-old Kevin Arbogast was shot and killed. What led to the officers firing is still unclear. The officers involved were placed on critical incident leave, as is standard practice.