Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Michael Broyles
Gender : Male
Age : 48
Race : White
Date : 08/27/2025
Location : North 16th Street and Nash Boulevard
City : Council Bluffs
County : Pottawattamie
State : Iowa
Agency : Iowa State Patrol; Council Bluffs Police Department; Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/27/2025 around 5:35 p.m., an Iowa State Trooper attempted a traffic stop near the 77-mile marker on Interstate 29. The driver, identified as 48-year-old Michael Broyles of Battlefield, Missouri, pulled a shotgun on the trooper and fled. Police pursued into Council Bluffs, where the chase ended near the Pottawattamie County Jail around 6:30 p.m. Broyles exited his vehicle with a firearm and fired at officers. Police opened fire, fatally striking him. He was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.3newsnow.com/council-bluffs/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-suspect-dead-in-council-bluffs-iowa-dci-investigating-incident
https://www.wowt.com/2025/08/28/suspect-killed-shooting-with-authorities-council-bluffs-identified
https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-officials-investigate-shooting-involving-officer/65916262
