DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) today (Friday) identified the subject involved in the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Authorities say 35-year-old Jared Risius, of Eldora, was identified as the deceased subject in an autopsy completed at the Office of the State Medical Examiner.

Officials said earlier, that a little after 7-a.m. Wednesday, Iowa Falls Police, Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputies, and the Iowa State Patrol responded to a request for assistance from a female regarding a male that was stalking her by following her in his vehicle.  The two have had a previous relationship.

Officers responded to the area of Siloam Ave and River Street in Iowa Falls and witnessed Risius strike the female’s vehicle with his vehicle. They ordered the man out of the vehicle, but he refused and displayed a shotgun.  He refused commands, and attempted to flee the scene when he was shot by officers. He died from his injuries. The incident remains under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.