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3 Des Moines officers cleared in shooting death of armed woman

Three Des Moines police officers have been cleared in an officer-involved shooting death of an armed woman in July.

3 Des Moines officers cleared in shooting death of armed woman

Three Des Moines police officers have been cleared in an officer-involved shooting death of an armed woman in July.

WEBVTT A PERSON WHO LIVES -- THE SINGLEMOTHER LIVES INSIDE THAT HOMESAYS SHE WANTS AN ANSWER.>> IT'S SHOCKING, VERY SHOCKING.MARCUS: THAT IS THE FEELING OFTHE WOMAN LIVING HERE WHEN SHERECOUNTS WHAT HAPPENED IN HER E-- HERE AT 14TH STREET DRIVEWAY.>> IT MADE ME GET UP AND FINDOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.MARCUS: SHE QUICKLY LEARNED THEYWERE GUNSHOTS.SHE GOES ON TO SAY THAT SHE DOESNOT KNOW TIFFANY POTTER WILL IPOTTER PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY.>> SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR.WE KNOW SHE WAS ARMED WITH AHANDGUN AND SHE FIRED AT LEASTONE ROUND.THE OFFICERS WERE IN A SITUATIONWHERE THEY HAD TO RETURN FIRE.MARCUS THEY SAY POTTER'SEFFORTS TO AVOID POLICE MAY HAVESOMETHING TO DO WITH DRUGS BUTADMITS THAT IS SOMETHING THEYMAY NEVER KNOW FOR SURE.THE OFFICER'S BODY CAMERAS ANDPEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILLANSWER SOME OF THEIR QUESTIONSTHE BIGGEST PICTURE MAY BE THEDEATH OF TIFFANY POTTER, WHO HASA LONG CRIMINAL RECORD, BUT SHEIS A PERSON WHO WILL BE MISSED.>> I'VE KNOWN HER FOR 10 YEARS.THIS IS DEVASTATING.MARCUS IT IS A SITUATION THE
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3 Des Moines officers cleared in shooting death of armed woman

Three Des Moines police officers have been cleared in an officer-involved shooting death of an armed woman in July.

Three Des Moines police officers have been cleared in an officer-involved shooting death of an armed woman in July.Polk County Attorney John Sarcone told KCCI a grand jury decided not to indict officers in the shooting death of 29-year-old Tiffany Potter.Officers Brian Buck, Brandon Holtan and Brady Pratt were on paid administrative leave.According to police, officers tried to pull over Potter in the early morning hours of July 5. She drove off and pulled into a driveway on East 14th Street. When she got out of the car, she fired at officers, according to court documents.Officers fired back, killing her.Earlier this year, Potter had been booked in the Polk County Jail three times for driving while suspended, weapon and drug charges.

Three Des Moines police officers have been cleared in an officer-involved shooting death of an armed woman in July.

Polk County Attorney John Sarcone told KCCI a grand jury decided not to indict officers in the shooting death of 29-year-old Tiffany Potter.

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Officers Brian Buck, Brandon Holtan and Brady Pratt were on paid administrative leave.

According to police, officers tried to pull over Potter in the early morning hours of July 5.

She drove off and pulled into a driveway on East 14th Street. When she got out of the car, she fired at officers, according to court documents.

Officers fired back, killing her.

Earlier this year, Potter had been booked in the Polk County Jail three times for driving while suspended, weapon and drug charges.