Urbandale high school. Then about two miles and 20 minutes later south of the Merle Hay Mall with a different officer. At a briefing following the capture, police said greene became a person of interest very quickly. It was somebody who was known to Law Enforcement. Th e leads we started developing at the scene pointed us in his direction more leads came in an detectives determined he was somebody we wanted to talk to. Police say the suspect fired multiple times at each officer apparently giving he gravel road just off i80 about 35 miles west of the shooting. Urbandale authorities, who searched the home where greene lived today, said theyd had run ins with the suspect before including just a few weeks ago at the High School Football field. Greene was in the stands displaying a Confederate Flag when he was escorted out. My son called me to have me pick him up early from the football game. It apparently involved a Confederate Flag and he wouldnt police say they arent sure if that inciden
A man. Linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden says it would be in the publics best interest to allow a grand jury to decide if the case warrants any criminal charges. Around one am on november first Cedar Rapids Police officer lucas jones pulled over Jerime Mitchell on a routine traffic stop. That was near coe college and into some kind of an altercation that led to officer jones firing his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. Vander sanden says the grand jury will consist of seven people theyll choose randomly, and at least five of them have to agree on any possible indictment. The process to choose the grand jury members has already started. This is the first time Vander Sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a Police Officer using deadly force since he took office in 2010. Tv nine contacted mitchells family attorney this afternoon. The family declined to comment. Cedar Rapids Police say there have been no shots fired calls yet this month. We
A grand jury will decide if a Cedar Rapids Police officer a man. Linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden says having the grand jury make a decision would be in the publics best interest. Around 1 am on november 1st, Cedar Rapids Police officer lucas jones pulled over Jerime Mitchell on a routine traffic stop. That was near coe college and st. Lukes hospital. Police say the two men got into some kind of an altercation. That led officer jones to fire his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. Randomly. At least five of them have to agree on an indictment. The process to choose the grand jury members has already started. This is the first time Vander Sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a Police Officer using deadly force since he took office in 2010. Tv nine contacted mitchells family attorney yesterday. The family declined to comment. Shots fired reports in cedar rapids are declining. We asked the department for records on those calls for the pas
A grand jury will decide if a Cedar Rapids Police officer a man. Linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden says having the grand jury make a decision would be in the publics best interest. Around 1 am on november 1st, Cedar Rapids Police officer lucas jones pulled over Jerime Mitchell on a routine traffic stop. That was near coe college and st. Lukes hospital. Police say the two men got into some kind of an altercation. That led officer jones to fire his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. Randomly. At least five of them have to agree on an indictment. The process to choose the grand jury members has already started. This is the first time Vander Sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a Police Officer using deadly force since he took office in 2010. Tv nine contacted mitchells family attorney yesterday. The family declined to comment. Shots fired reports in cedar rapids are declining. We asked the department for records on those calls for the pas
Who were in the parking lot. Most of them described the scene, saying they heard lots of screaming. Hyvee manager Michael Essex remembers being called to the parking lot and seeing a woman lying in a pool of blood. He says he then tried calming luerkens by talking to him. At that time he picked up the knife and stuck himself two times quickly. At that point, i decided i couldnt let this go any further, so i just kind of tackled him. The knife went one way and him and i were grappling, and then Marion Police pulled up next to us. The defense then questioned essex about luerkens state of mind at the scene. He said luerkens appeared to be quote flipping out, and appeared detached from what was going on. In that surveillance video, the witness Eric Breitbach pointed out luerkens as he approached donald in the parking lot. Coming up tonight at six, well hear testimony from a witness who says she tried to stop luerkens during the attack. Live in cedar rapids, brady smith, kcrg tv9 news. A ch