GRIMES, IA – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has reported a fatal shooting of a man in this small Iowa community.
According to a report, the victim has been identified as 30-year-old Justin Clay Michael of Grimes.
With the cooperation of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Criminal Investigations, the investigation led deputies to the arrest of 26-year-old David Joseph Moffitt of Pleasant Hill. Moffitt was charged with one count of First Degree Murder and is being held at the Polk County Jail at this time.
On Thursday May 8th, 2014 at approximately 3:25 AM, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a person had been shot at 409 SE Jacob Street in Grimes, Iowa. Polk County deputies arrived on scene along with Grimes Fire and Rescue where they found an adult male who had been shot and fatally wounded inside the home. Polk County Sheriff’s detectives along with the Department of Criminal Investigations responded to the scene and are continuing this investigation at this time.
This appears to be an isolated incident and does not appear to a random act, police said. We do not believe that the public is in any danger at this time.
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Its a bit confusing. The article title leads you to believe law enforcement were the ones involved in the shooting.
I have to agree with you, I thought the police had shot someone too at first glance.
See, its not that painful to agree with little old Philo.., wait til you start agreeing on the bigger stuff… 1:1
Should i make bumper stickers and t shirts yet, or do you need more time to grasp the genius of its design?
@Buzz-you should have known better than to agree with the sponge on anything. He always try’s to turn it against you. It is a good thing he isn’t smart enough to make it happen.
You are so right and I am sort of ashamed of myself.
But, don’t worry, I don’t have any immediate plans to start building a house out of landfill tires or the like. All of those tires will become the new breeding grounds for mosquitos this spring and summer.
Your 1:1 initiative is doomed for failure and you know it. I’m sure you realize, most counties have ordinances preventing such divisions of properties or sub-divisions. But, I’m sure you have researched this and know all of this already. From now on I will refer to your failed proposition as X:X.
PS…I think you have a taillight out on your car. Better check it out before the PoPo pull you over.