DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Des Moines police patrol car was hit by gunfire as it traveled on a street Wednesday night just north of the city’s downtown, police said.
The gunfire about 10:30 p.m. hit a window, causing the glass to break and slightly injuring one of the two officers inside. The officer was treated by medics.
The car was traveling along University Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare.
Investigators were talking with witnesses and trying to determine if the officers were the intended target.
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