Handled this situation consistently with how a reasonable person would think and act in that same situation. In this case, miller felt trapped in that vehicle. That is something that does not generally happen to a Police Officer, certainly not something we expect. Mark bolingers family has requested privacy but their attorney told kcci that they never expected the dsm the Des Moines Police to find did anything wrong. He told me this morning the family has requested the entire investigation file from the police before considering their next legal step. Officer Vanessa Miller has been cleared to return to the department but is still on paid personal leave. Steve we were wondering would , the same standard of conduct that cleared officer miller, apply to an ordinary citizen who did the same thing, in the same kccis Marcus Mcintosh investigated that question. Marcus we spoke with two des moines attorneys to find out what they think would be the case if miller was not a Police Officer. Ther
Vanessa millers window. We are running. We are running. We are running. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shaina tuesday chief dana wingert defended his departments internal review process that concluded officer miller a seven year veteran was justified in shooting bolinger a , shooting bolinger, a West Des Moines man who turned out to be unarmed. Elizabeth kccis Mark Tauscheck spoke with chief wingert. This was not a routine traffic stop by any means there by any means. There were a lot of factors that contributed to that defining moment when that shot was fired. Mark Des Moines Police chief dana wingert says he cant remember a time a des moines officer had ever fired through a window before. But says that indicates his officer was startled and fearful for her safety when she saw the suspect at her window. To remain in the squad car is truly a tactful disadvantage, with all that equipment theres , no place to go. Mark in the video you can see bolinger exit his car within 3 second