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Michael Ahrens
Gender : Male
Age : 33
Race : White
Date : 08/13/2022
Location : Dubuque Rd+Adrian St
City : Waterloo
County : Black Hawk
State : Iowa
Agency : Waterloo PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Waterloo PD went to a call about an alleged armed man waving a pistol near a business. Police arrived and began firing beanbags at Ahrens and shot and killed him. Police used the explanation that he “pointed a gun” at them as reason to shoot him. The “gun” had been a brown Airsoft pistol. Ahrens was unarmed when killed. He had apparently been unhoused.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcrg.com/2022/08/15/man-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-waterloo/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michael-ahrens-obituary?id=36262560
https://dps.iowa.gov/dci-investigates-waterloo-officer-involved-shooting-0
https://dps.iowa.gov/dci-investigates-waterloo-officer-involved-shooting-0
