Des Moines police are investigating a shooting this (Thursday) morning by a female employee at the main post office downtown. Police department spokesman Seargent Paul Parizek (puh-REE-zik) says two employees were injured by gunfire, a third was injured from a fall while trying to escape. The injuries are non-life-threatening and they are all in stable condition. The shooting happened around 9 a-m and Parizek says an officer was on the scene within three minutes and the shooter was quickly taken into custody outside the post office. He says several agencies responded.
Parizek says his department is leading the an ongoing investigation to try and determine what led to the shooting.
