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: bolinger s 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 kcci s marcus mcintosh investigated that question. marcus: we spoke with two des moines attorney s to find out what they think would be the case if miller was not a
vanessa miller s window. we are running. we are running. we are running. shots fired. shots fired. shots fired. shaina: tuesday chief dana wingert defended his department s 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: kcci s 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 can t 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 there s , no place to go. mark: in the video you can see bolinger
time and people have a lot of emotion flowing. it is just time now for knoxville to move on. marcus: council member elect kingery is hoping for the same because he knows his stay in office is dependent on the work he does for those who cast their votes. i fully expect to be gone if i do the wrong thing. marcus: a third incumbent council person decided not to run for re-election. we did speak with outgoing council members verwers and formanek on the phone, but both politely declined my request for an interview. marcus mcintosh, kcci 8 news, iowa s news leader. kevin: 5 people, at least 4 from the des moines area, arrested in osceola on a human trafficking sting. all face prostitution charges. the arrests all made at an osceola business during the sting yesterday. stacey: an update on an illness that made 58 roosevelt high school teachers and staff members sick. the polk county health department now says meat, served at a staff luncheon october 21st, was contaminated with a f
miller are once again coming under fire.. 14:07:15 the argument is why did you kill this man? 28-year-old ryan bolingers family filed a wrongful death suit against the city of des moines. attorney brett beattie says the 20- page complaint incncdes claims of negligence, violation of constitutional rights, deprivation of rights, negligent training and battery. 14:09:50 this is obviously an immense tragedy. it was completely avoidable. it should never have happened. bolingers death followed a low- speed chase on merle hay road. in-car camera shows him running a red light with police in pursuit. after being blocked in, police say he got out of his car and began walking with a purpose toward miller.. who apparently without warning, fired at him. nats he came to my window.. the department ruled the shooting was justified.. but the family maintains bolinger posed no threat to miller or the other pursing officer. no indication that either believed he was dangerous and the situation
road. he gets out while the officer tells him to pull over elsewhere. bolinger takes off, starting a low speed chase. officer miller gets involved to help. when bolinger makes a u-turn at the intersection of merle hay and urbandale, he becomes blocked by miller and the other officer. that s when bolinger gets out of his car and runs up to miller s window . she fires. we ve wanted to review more of the evidence. unfortunately despite multiple requests we have not received that evidence. we don t have the witness statements, we don t have the reports, and all of the other things that the police claim constitutes their basis. so our hand was forced to file this lawsuit now as opposed to waiting until we had a chance to review that evidence for starters. kattey: beattie says it wasn t a surprise officer miller was cleared. and while no amount of money can bring bolinger back . he says justice needs to be served in the interest of all iowans. live in des moines kattey ortiz loca