Officers shoot, kill man after he hit cop with his car

Two officers shot and killed a man after he ran into an officer with his vehicle in northeast Iowa, according to the Bremer County Sheriff's Office.

Around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Floyd County Sheriff's Office received a call about a man pointing a gun to his own head at Love's Truck Stop at 100 Monroe Street in Floyd.

Prior to officers' arrival, he drove southbound on Highway 218.

Around 8:50 p.m., Nashua police saw the vehicle driving southbound on the highway at 104 miles per hour. The officer stopped him and he exited the vehicle and pointed a gun to his own head again, according to Bremer County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies and officers from Iowa State Patrol, Bremer County Sheriff's Office, Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office and Nashua police negotiated with him for 40 minutes before he fired a shot from inside the vehicle.

When officers approached the vehicle to check on him, they saw he was not injured. He then resisted officers' attempts to place him into custody and accelerated the vehicle, striking an officer.

Two officers fired their guns and struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Bremer County Sheriff's Office.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting. The identity of the man is being withheld pending family notification.