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An Iowa shootout leaves a fleeing suspect dead and 2 police officers injured

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Des Moines police stopped a 37-year-old driver for an equipment violation.

The driver pulled over in a parking lot but sped away as officers exited their patrol vehicles.

Driver crashed about 20 seconds later , and officers blocked his 2005 Ford Focus from driving away.

When the driver refused to cooperate, officers used a Taser on him, then tried to remove him from the car.

During the struggle, the man pulled out a handgun and began shooting at officers, police say.

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