DES MOINES — A Humboldt man was shot and killed Saturday by an officer with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) “after expressing thoughts of suicide by cop to family members and stealing a motor vehicle,” according to a statement released Sunday by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
Shane Allen Jensen, 20, of Humboldt, died after officers with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s office and the DNR found him hiding under the deck of a house at 205 Fourth St. in Dakota City, a town of 805 people lying about 20 miles north of Fort Dodge.
Jensen, who was being sought by family members and law enforcement, “fired one round in the air and then pointed a loaded 9 mm handgun at officers. An officer with the Iowa DNR fired one round at Jensen, fatally wounding him,” according to the DCI statement.
The DCI investigation is ongoing, the statement said, and no further information will be released by the DCI. The results of the completed investigation will be forwarded to the Humboldt County Attorney’s office for review.
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