Transcript for Iowa Police Have Suspect in Custody Following Ambush Killings

The man police believe ambushed two police officers is now in custody. Police have identified 46 year old Scott Michael Green as a suspect right around there after two police officers shot and killed while sitting in their patrol cars in the suburbs of devoid this morning. It doesn't look like there is any interaction. Between these officers according to police the attacks occurred about twenty minutes apart beginning at 106 AM. The first officer shot was sitting in his car on patrol alone. Here. The second officer killed while responding he was also found shot in his car. These guys were gunned down in the car's doing nothing wrong somebody out there she went up. These shootings com is officers killed by guns in the line of duty are up dramatically this year by 48%. Jerry Preston ABC news New York.

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