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Michael Broyles

Age : 48

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/27/2025

Location : North 16th Street beneath Interstate 29

City : Council Bluffs

County : Pottawattamie

State : Iowa

Agency : Iowa State Patrol; Council Bluffs Police Department; Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Dillon Malone; Colton Thompson; Nathan Classe; Eric Shea; Doug Kelsey

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/27/2025, at approximately 5:34 p.m., Iowa State Patrol Trooper Zach Jensen attempted to stop 48-year-old Michael Patrick Broyles while Broyles drove a Volkswagen Beetle south on Interstate 29 in Harrison County. Jensen had driven alongside the Volkswagen and determined that Broyles was not wearing a seat belt. The seat-belt violation was the specific reason for the attempted traffic stop.
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Broyles did not immediately stop. After approximately three miles, he took the Loveland exit and stopped at the bottom of the ramp. According to the subsequent investigation and recorded video, Broyles got out carrying a double-barreled 12-gauge shotgun and pointed it toward Jensen. Jensen drew his handgun, took cover and repeatedly ordered Broyles to put the shotgun down. Jensen did not shoot. Broyles returned to the Volkswagen and drove back onto southbound I-29, and Jensen pursued.
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Multiple agencies joined the pursuit, including the Iowa State Patrol, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office and Council Bluffs Police Department. Trooper Paul Hutson eventually took the lead because Jensen was driving an unmarked patrol vehicle. Police made several attempts to deploy stop sticks. At approximately 5:54 p.m., Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Doug Kelsey successfully deployed stop sticks near mile marker 57, deflating tires on both the Volkswagen and the small trailer it was towing.
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Broyles continued south and exited at North 16th Street. At approximately 5:55 p.m., he stopped beneath the I-29 overpass, got out carrying the shotgun and moved behind a concrete support pillar. Police surrounded the position. Trooper Hutson repeatedly ordered Broyles to put down the shotgun and show his hands.
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For approximately six minutes, police attempted to get Broyles to surrender. Trooper Jensen eventually retrieved a PepperBall launcher and fired several rounds toward him. At least one PepperBall struck Broyles in the arm.
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Police alleged that at approximately 6:01 p.m., Broyles raised the shotgun toward Trooper Dillon Malone’s position and appeared to fire. Malone fired one rifle round but did not hit Broyles. Moments later, as the shotgun became visible from the other side of the pillar, Council Bluffs Officer Colton Thompson and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Shea fired.
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Seconds later, five officers fired during the final volley: Iowa State Patrol Trooper Dillon Malone fired a second rifle round; Council Bluffs Officer Colton Thompson fired one rifle round; Council Bluffs Officer Nathan Classe fired three handgun rounds; Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Shea fired three rifle rounds in total during the encounter; and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Doug Kelsey fired two rifle rounds. Altogether, the five officers fired eleven rounds.
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Broyles was struck twice. One bullet passed through his right forearm. Malone’s second rifle round struck Broyles in the right shoulder, traveled through both lungs and his spine, and lodged in his upper back. The autopsy and firearms examination determined that Malone fired the fatal shot.
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Police waited until they could determine Broyles’ location and condition using a drone and then approached behind ballistic shields. Officers moved the shotgun away, handcuffed Broyles and began CPR. He was transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs and pronounced dead at approximately 6:36 p.m.
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The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation conducted the independent investigation. Investigators reviewed extensive body-camera, patrol-car, helicopter, drone and surveillance video; physical and firearms evidence; photographs; witness statements; dispatch information; and interviews with all five shooting officers.
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On 10/01/2025, Pottawattamie County Attorney Matthew Wilber released a detailed report identifying all five officers who fired and declined criminal charges. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office conducted a separate review and also concluded that the shooting was legally justified.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Iowa State Patrol Trooper Dillon Malone, Council Bluffs Police officers Colton Thompson and Nathan Classe, and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s sergeants Eric Shea and Doug Kelsey fired at Michael Broyles. Firearms testing established that Malone fired the fatal bullet.
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Colton Thompson was previously sued in federal court over the wrongful arrest of Charles Lee Young Jr. On 05/22/2018, Thompson and Council Bluffs Officer Michael Brown participated with U.S. Marshals in arresting Young on a Washington warrant for another person. Young was compliant and did not resist. Two days later, Washington investigators determined that Young was not the person wanted, the warrant was quashed, and he was released on 05/26/2018. Young subsequently sued Thompson, Brown, the City of Council Bluffs and federal officers, alleging constitutional violations arising from the mistaken arrest. In 2021, a federal judge granted summary judgment to the defendants.
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Dillon Malone was involved in a serious police-pursuit crash on 04/25/2018 while responding to a pursuit involving people accused of firing at law enforcement in southwest Iowa. Malone crashed his patrol vehicle near Hamburg and was airlifted to Nebraska Medicine with serious injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.3newsnow.com/council-bluffs/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-suspect-dead-in-council-bluffs-iowa-dci-investigating-incident
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https://dps.iowa.gov/press-release/2025-08-28/dci-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-council-bluffs
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https://www.3newsnow.com/council-bluffs/officers-and-deputies-involved-in-august-deadly-shooting-will-not-be-charged
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https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/authorities-investigating-shots-fired-at-law-enforcement