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Postal employee shot 2 coworkers at an Iowa post office before being captured, police say

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM · 1 min read
Postal employee shot 2 coworkers at an Iowa post office before being captured, police say — Delray Beach Health news

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A female postal worker shot two fellow employees at the main post office in Iowa’s capital city Thursday before being captured nearby, authorities said.A third employee was injured in a fall while trying to escape. None of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening, police said.“They’re all at the hospital. They are being cared for right now,” Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said of the victims, two women and a man. All were in stable condition.The shooting happened on the facility’s second floor, in an area not accessible to the public. Witnesses reported hearing 10 to 12 shots, he said.Parizek said officers responded within three minutes and quickly captured the suspect, who was detained along a nearby bike path without resistance. Police began receiving calls about the shooting around 9:10 a.m., and the suspect was detained at 9:21 a.m., he said. Authorities didn’t immediately identify the alleged shooter.The post office is just north of downtown D

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