Sheriff's deputy kills armed man
VAN BUREN COUNTY, IOWA -- Our sister station KTVO in Kirksville reports that one man is dead after a shooting incident in Van Buren County Iowa.
Around 11 a.m., the Van Buren sheriff's department got numerous calls about a man with a rifle, wearing a military uniform and walking along Highway 2 near Cantril, Iowa.
When ordered to drop his weapon by deputies, the man reportedly pointed the rifle at them instead.
The man was then fatally shot by one of the deputies.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is now looking into the incident.
The man's name has not been released at this time.